But the black pride and artistic legitimacy Hurston found in Harlem was invaluable to her sense of self.
Mr. Obama, with seemingly justified pride and moral legitimacy, could well say (and did) — although the International Federation for Human Rights in Paris finds the operation's legality open to question — "Justice has been done".
Most of the remainder refused to take their seats (at least until long after the regicide) or to recognize the legitimacy of what the army had done at Pride's Purge.
Having dumped its ideology, the Communist Party now stakes its survival and legitimacy on tight political control, economic advance and nationalist pride.
The party wants to inspire national pride within China, and bolster its own legitimacy in the process, even as leaders want to reassure the world that a rising China poses no danger.
On Bush's watch, atomic weapons have been revalued not quite to the point of legitimacy, perhaps, but certainly upward, as sources of influence, national pride, and anti-American defiance.
While not all charity to Gaza flows through UNRWA, it is UNRWA that enjoys pride of place, with its UN stamp of legitimacy and direct, easy access to the UN's world stage.
But Elizabeth's taunts sting Mary's pride, and she responds in kind, throwing Elizabeth's questionable legitimacy in her face, luxuriating in suicidal satisfaction.
Nationalism The legitimacy of the government is based largely on a broad-based nationalism, a pride in France, love of history, and instinct to preserve French culture that is alive in the hearts of most French citizens.
The de facto expropriation of Crimea by Russia raises serious questions about the perceived legitimacy of the new government in Kiev, ethnicity in Ukraine, Russian history, Russian pride, and Russia's ability to project its power in the future.
