Cardinal Richelieu Quotes on Leadership
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Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.
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I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.
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I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.
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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 rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.
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Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.