Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'No one can escape my gaze, or my wrath.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

No one can escape my gaze, or my wrath.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

Click any product to generate a realistic preview (~30s). Up to 3 at a time.

"My will is the law, and my word is absolute."

"If God is merciful, why am I not?"

"I have no need of counselors, only servants."

"My enemies are like gnats before me."

"You are a dog, and you will grovel before me."

A statement reflecting his omnipresent surveillance and punitive power.

Date: c. 1570s

Wisdom

Unverifiable

Found in 1 providers: grok

1 source checked