Charles XII of Sweden quotes
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“I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies.”
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“His Majesty the King requires that the Royal Chancellery in all written documents endeavor to write in clear, plain Swedish.”
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“This shall hence become my music.”
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“I'll likely be married to the soldier mob for better and for worse to live and to die.”
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“War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life.”
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“Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.”
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Source : Rosemary Altea (2008). “A Matter of Life and Death: Remarkable True Stories of Hope and Healing”, p.203, Penguin
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“Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?”
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