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What does it mean?
Declares intent to execute a royalist figure decisively.
In plain terms
We will execute him even if he is king.
What can you take from it?
Decisive action against powerful enemies.

Where it applies

  • civil war
  • political purge
  • regime change

Putting it to work

  • remove threats
  • enforce authority
  • act decisively

Questions to consider

  • When is execution justified?
  • How to handle enemies?

Another view

Decisive execution can lead to escalation and hatred.

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