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Walter Isaacson Quote

Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the rules of the game, he promptly captured it. Ah, said the duchess, we do not take Kings so. Replied Franklin in a famous quip: We do in America.

Walter Isaacson

Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the rules of the game, he promptly captured it. Ah, said the duchess, we do not take Kings so. Replied Franklin in a famous quip: We do in America.

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