JONES: For de little stealin’ dey gits you in jail soon or late. For de big stealin’ dey makes you Emperor and puts you in de Hall o’ Fame when you croaks.
Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) Irish American playwright, Nobel laureate
The Emperor Jones, Act 1 (1921)
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See Chuang Tzu.
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