"No matter how high or great the throne, What sits on it is the same as your own."
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As quoted in The Americans (1970) by David Frost, p. 181
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Yip Harburg
Edgar Yipsel Harburg (8 April 1896 – 4 March 1981), born Isidore Hochberg and known primarily as E. Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He is most famous for his lyrics for The Wizard of Oz (1939), including those of "Over the Rainbow".
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