Elizabeth I of England Quotes on Power
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I will make you shorter by the head.
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Must is not a word to be used to princes! Little man, little man, if your late father were here he would never dare utter such a word.
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Although I may not be a lion, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can.
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I will have one mistress here, and no master! No man shall rule over me
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What will my enemies not say, that for the safety of her life a maiden queen could be content to spill the blood even of her own kinswoman?