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Henry Brooke Quotes

1703–1783 Ireland

Henry Brooke (1703 – 10 October 1783) was an Irish novelist and dramatist.

Ireland
Novelists
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For righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
To rule o’er freemen, should themselves be free.

The Earl of Essex (1761)

Tyranny
Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights,
Howe'er his own commence, can never be
But an usurper.

Gustavus Vasa (1739)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Brooke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.