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Give me six lines written by t...

Give me six lines written by the most honorable of men, and I will find an excuse in them to hang him

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I am massively constrained by ...

I am massively constrained by my position at No 10.

Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu 45 quotes

Give me six lines written by t...

Give me six lines written by the most honorable of men, and I will find an excuse in them to hang him.

Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu 45 quotes

Secrecy is the first essential...

Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.

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If you give me six lines writt...

If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.

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If God forbade drinking, would...

If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?

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Deception is the knowledge of ...

Deception is the knowledge of kings.

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Had Luther and Calvin been con...

Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.

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Harshness towards individuals ...

Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of the state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it.

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Nothing is as dangerous for th...

Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books.

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Bakers of bread rolls and past...

Bakers of bread rolls and pastry cooks will not buy grain before eleven o'clock in winter and noon in summer.

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I have the consolation of leav...

I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.

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Bakers of bread rolls and past...

Bakers of bread rolls and pastry cooks will not buy grain before eleven o'clock in winter and noon in summer; bakers of large loaves will not buy grain before two o'clock. This will enable the people of the town to obtain their supply first. Bakers shall put a distinctive trademark on their loaves, and keep weights and scales in their shops, under penalty of having their licenses removed.

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Friendship is the medicine for...

Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.

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To know how to dissemble is th...

To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
[Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.]

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To mislead a rival, deception ...

To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies.

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I have never had any [enemies]...

I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.

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One must believe neither the p...

One must believe neither the people of the palace, who ordinarily measure the power of the king by the shape of his crown, which, being round, has no end, nor those who, in the excesses of an indiscreet zeal, proclaim themselves openly as partisans of Rome.

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Reason must be the universal r...

Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.

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Wise judges are we of each oth...

Wise judges are we of each other!

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