Ivan the Terrible — "I shed tears for my people, but I must be firm."

I shed tears for my people, but I must be firm.
Ivan the Terrible — Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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A statement attempting to portray himself as a caring but necessary tyrant.

Date: c. 1580s

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