Philip II of Spain — "I would rather lose all my lands, and a hundred lives if I had them, than be kin…"
I would rather lose all my lands, and a hundred lives if I had them, than be king over heretics.
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Regarding his stance on religious uniformity and the Low Countries.
Date: c. 1560s
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