All the King's Men
Americannoun
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who spearheaded the "Gaetz Eight's" coup, told CNN that “McCarthy couldn’t beat us in Washington, DC, on his home turf, where he has all the king’s horses and all the king’s men. He thinks he’s going to beat us on away games?”
From Salon
Time for one of the country's finest ceremonial occasions, when a good chunk of all the King's horses and all the King's men trot from the Palace to Parliament before the monarch makes a speech to MPs, members of the House of Lords and all of us.
From BBC
His most recent film credit was a small part in the 2006 Sean Penn movie “All the King’s Men.”
From New York Times
Besides, if you live awhile and read a lot of history and literature, you come to recognize a harsh truth memorably enunciated in Robert Penn Warren’s “All the King’s Men.”
From Washington Post
“All the King’s Men” is both great and terrible.
From Los Angeles Times
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