Bobby Riggs Quotes
The man is king. The man is supreme.
Topics
Authority
Dominance, Domination
Royalty
Sovereignty
Absolute Power
Male Dominance, Male Domination, Male Supremacy
Masculinity
Monarch
Power Structure
Ruler
Social Order
Supremacy
Patriarchy
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Expansionism, Colonialism, Imperialism
Gender Hierarchy
Monarchical Power
Citations
Quoted in "Tennis: The Battle of the Sexes." Time, 10 Sept. 1973.
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