Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'When a man is in a rage, there is no sense in arguing with him.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

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

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"Let them talk, I will act."

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

"Woe to the land where the people rule!"

"I will show no mercy to those who betray me."

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

From his letters to Prince Andrei Kurbsky, often used to justify his actions.

Date: 1564

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