Well, what do they all amount to, these kings and captains and bishops and lawyers and such like? They just leave you in the ditch to bleed to death; and the next thing is, you meet them down there, for all the airs they give themselves.

George Bernard Shaw
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The part of the quote seems to be a reflection on the people in power and how they seem to be out of touch with the rest of the population. Its meaning, based on its context, is that one should not follow and worship someone and then find themselves at their mercy.

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