Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of …

Desiderius Erasmus
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Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent on his personal convenience, a dedicated voluptuary, a hater of learning, freedom and truth, without a thought for the interests of his country, and measuring everything in terms of his own profit and desires. ✨ Desiderius Erasmus, Betty Radice (1990). Praise of Folly
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