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If all were equalized by death, as the medieval idea constantly emphasized, was it not possible that inequalities on earth were contrary to the will of God?

— Barbara Tuchman A Distant Mirror (1978)

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When truth and reason cannot be heard, then must presumption rule.

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Nothing is more certain than death and nothing uncertain but its hour.

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Against men habituated to lawless force, violent punishment failed to bring the violence under control.

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If it is not profitable for the common good that authority should be retained, it ought to be relinquished.

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