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> [Who shall resist Anti-Christ when he comes if we show such patience towards the vices and crimes of his precursors? By such leniency, we encourage kings to become tyrants and tempt them to withdraw every privilege and all jurisdiction from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/who-shall-resist-anti-christ-when-he-comes-if-we-show-such-patience/)

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## More by Thomas Becket

> [How carefully would I atone, if I might, for the time I have lost!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/how-carefully-would-i-atone-if-i-might-for-the-time-i-have-lost/)

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> [The king is so subtle with his words that he would confound the apostolic religion itself. He will find the weak points of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/the-king-is-so-subtle-with-his-words-that-he-would-confound-the/)

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> [Do you not know that the largest trees, which have required years to grow, are cut down in one hour? It is foolish to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/do-you-not-know-that-the-largest-trees-which-have-required-years-to/)

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> [The more I loved the king, the more I opposed his injustice until his brow fell lowering upon me. He heaped calumny after calumny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/the-more-i-loved-the-king-the-more-i-opposed-his-injustice-until-his/)

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> [It is important that the Church of London, which has now lost its ruler, should receive for its new bishop a man whose personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/it-is-important-that-the-church-of-london-which-has-now-lost-its/)

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> [We know that no trust can be placed on princes and that cursed is the man who placeth his reliance on an arm of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/we-know-that-no-trust-can-be-placed-on-princes-and-that-cursed-is-the/)

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> [Thou knowest how long and loyally I served the king in his worldly affairs. For that cause, it pleased him to promote me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/thou-knowest-how-long-and-loyally-i-served-the-king-in-his-worldly/)

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> [Could I anticipate the enmity of those for whom I encountered such opposition? If they had been willing, I should have gained the victory.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/could-i-anticipate-the-enmity-of-those-for-whom-i-encountered-such/)

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> [The rashness of the persecutor hath overspread the rights of the persecuted so that punishment is awarded to him that has gained the victory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/the-rashness-of-the-persecutor-hath-overspread-the-rights-of-the/)

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> [I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/i-am-ready-to-die-for-my-lord-that-in-my-blood-the-church-may-obtain/)

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> [My beloved brethren, why do you not rise together with me against the malignants? Why do you not stand up with me to oppose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/my-beloved-brethren-why-do-you-not-rise-together-with-me-against-the/)

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> [Who shall resist Anti-Christ when he comes if we show such patience towards the vices and crimes of his precursors? By such leniency, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/who-shall-resist-anti-christ-when-he-comes-if-we-show-such-patience/)

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> [Between the uprightness of my conscience and the hardness of my lot, I know not how either to show respect to my feelings or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/between-the-uprightness-of-my-conscience-and-the-hardness-of-my-lot-i/)

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> [I was called before the king's tribunal like a layman and was deserted in the quarter where I had looked for support. My brethren,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/i-was-called-before-the-king-s-tribunal-like-a-layman-and-was/)

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> [My hopes are laid up within my own bosom, for he is not alone with whom the Lord is; when he falls, he shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-becket/my-hopes-are-laid-up-within-my-own-bosom-for-he-is-not-alone-with/)

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