a cat may look at a king
Everyone has rights, regardless of status, especially to do things that are of no consequence to others. You can't keep us out of the student council office just because we're underclassmen! A cat may look at a king, after all!
a cat may look at a king
even a person of low status or importance has rights. proverb 1998 Times A cat may look at a king. The cat may be wrong in its conclusions, but others, following its gaze, can draw their own.