Legitimate Quotes
Questioning what actually counts as legitimate.
This page questions legitimacy from several angles, including how far a government's legitimate authority should reasonably extend before it overreaches. Browse related sayings under Author quotes.
Government has a legitimate sphere of operation. The problem arises when that sphere continually expands, encompassing areas where government lacks legitimacy.
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What makes bebop legitimate is the fact that when it was done, it was illegitimate.
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An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself plagiarizing oneself.
It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.
The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
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What questions about legitimacy come up here?
The quotes question government authority limits, creative originality, paid spiritual experiences, and self-declared legitimacy.
Is government authority discussed?
Yes, one quote argues government has a legitimate sphere that becomes illegitimate once it expands too far.
Does a quote discuss original ideas?
Yes, one entry humorously ties an idea's legitimacy to the feeling of catching yourself plagiarizing your own past thinking.
Is spiritual experience mentioned?
Yes, one quote argues it's vain to think a genuine shamanistic experience could simply be purchased.
