Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'I will crush all rebellion with an iron fist.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

I will crush all rebellion with an iron fist.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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A direct threat to those who would defy his authority.

Date: c. 1560s

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