Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'I will make Russia great, no matter the cost.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

I will make Russia great, no matter the cost.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"I am the heir of Caesar Augustus."

"I have sinned greatly, but God will forgive me."

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"Let us destroy all traitors and enemies of the state."

"The devil himself trembles before me."

A statement of his ambition for his country, regardless of the human toll.

Date: c. 1560s

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