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They were more than kings, now they are less than slaves.
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A true king is neither husband nor father;
He considers his throne and nothing else.
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As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.
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The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.
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The universe has no prince or king
That it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen.
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It is an imprudence common to kings To listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.
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Such subjects are the very strength of kings, And are thus above the law.
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The web of domination has become the web of Reason itself, and this society is fatally entangled in it.
Herbert Marcuse
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Born:
June 6, 1606
Died:
October 1, 1684
(aged 78)
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