Ivan the Terrible — "God has given me power, and I will use it to crush my enemies."

God has given me power, and I will use it to crush my enemies.
Ivan the Terrible — Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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A common justification for his violent repression of opposition.

Date: c. 1560s

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