Vlad the Impaler:

I am not afraid of death, for I know that I shall live forever in the memory of my people.

— Vlad the Impaler Contemporary

Dracula inspiration, brutal ruler

Allegedly said during his reign, but historical documentation is scarce.

c. 1460

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"I will crush all who stand against me."