Character Quote by David Bevington

“And what did it matter that Brutus had killed a tyrant? Tyranny still existed in every heart and Rome only existed in Brutus.”

— Anonymous

“Although Henry’s death was obviously imminent, his own physicians were afraid to tell him he was dying because they could be arrested for treason…

— Sylvia Barbara Soberton

“I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once,…

— William Shakespeare

“The king! I thought he was philosopher enough to allow that there was no murder in politics. In politics, my dear fellow, you know,…

— Alexandre Dumas

“The King! I thought him enough of a philosopher to realize that there is no such thing as murder in politics. You know as…

— Alexandre Dumas

“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each person’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all…

— Mark Rosen

“Henry of England had all the virtues and all the faults, and solved the contradiction by making scapegoats and sin-eaters of half his entourage.”

— Dorothy Dunnett

“Morality is just a fiction used by the herd of inferior human beings to hold back the few superior men.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“A tyrant has uncommon moral compass.”

— Toba Beta

“it physical To walk unbraced and suck up the humors Of the dank morning? What, is Brutus sick, And will he steal out of…

— Morgan Rice

“For the average civilized person to whom, as to Patrick Henry, even death is acceptable in the absence of liberty.”

— Federico Mangahas

“Where there are wars, where there are divided allegiances, where there are temptations to be resisted, objects of love to be fought for or…

— Aldous Huxley