More from Cardinal Richelieu

  1. Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.
  2. War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
  3. 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 rou…
  4. Never write a letter and never destroy one
  5. I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.
  6. I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.
  7. Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest…
  8. Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.

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