Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'Our power is God's power. He who opposes us opposes God.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

Our power is God's power. He who opposes us opposes God.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"I am a wolf among sheep."

"A ruler must be a beast."

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

"Let them talk, I will act."

"When a man is in a rage, there is no sense in arguing with him."

Reflecting his belief in his divine right to rule and justification for his absolute authority.

Date: c. 1570s

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