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If the revolution is to be wholly successful, all the counter-revolutions must be defeated.

— Ian Mortimer The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King (2007)

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Which path would the kingdom choose: tyranny in the name of loyalty? Or treason in the name of justice?

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