“Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.”
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7091-actual-aristocracy-cannot-be-abolished-by-any-law/
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7091-actual-aristocracy-cannot-be-abolished-by-any-law/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7091-actual-aristocracy-cannot-be-abolished-by-any-law/.