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L’état, C’est Moi, said Norton, who made a life’s work out of making up a spurious title and using it as a tool for harmless self-aggrandizement. (Bettmann/Getty Images)
L’état, C’est Moi, said Norton, who made a life’s work out of making up a spurious title and using it as a tool for harmless self-aggrandizement. (Bettmann/Getty Images)