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“laugh at those imaginary beings called kings and lords, and all the fraudulent trumpery” — Thomas Paine

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trumpery (ˈtrəmp(ə)rē)
noun — worthless nonsense

via Merriam Webster

Quote Source: To Mr. Secretary Dundas (concerning the Rights of Man)

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