Alfred de Vigny quote: Observe this fact: in the history of mankind, every ruler who has lacked personal greatness has been forced to compensate ...

Observe this fact: in the history of mankind, every ruler who has lacked personal greatness has been forced to compensate for the deficiency by setting up the executioner at his right hand like a guardian angel

~ Alfred de Vigny ~

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