Legitimate

Famous quotes containing the word legitimate:

“It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

“What we believe is more important than our material existence, therefore warfare is a legitimate extension of values.”
—Edward Johnson (b. 1915)

“The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)