To put on the garment of legitimacy is the first aim of eve… - Barbara W. Tuchman

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To put on the garment of legitimacy is the first aim of every coup.

Barbara W. Tuchman

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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an award-winning American historian and author.

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