Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'I am the judge and executioner of my people.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

I am the judge and executioner of my people.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"Woe to him who trusts in words more than deeds!"

"I am not a man, I am a Tsar!"

"My word is immutable, and my decisions are final."

"The dogs of war are unleashed!"

"The world is full of evil, and I am here to cleanse it."

A stark statement of his absolute power over life and death.

Date: c. 1570s

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