Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'Better to be feared by dogs than eaten by them.'?

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Better to be feared by dogs than eaten by them.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"I will build a strong Russia, even if it means breaking some bones."

"I will make a desert and call it peace."

"A ruler must be a beast."

"My will is law."

"I am the judge, the jury, and the executioner."

On his philosophy of rule

Date: 1570

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