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“The conversation was like the sort one has in dreamsmad but interesting.”
“I am supposed to be an utter fool and the more I read the more of a fool they think me.”
“I was thinking, "So, Im Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.”
“I have done many impious things--no great ruler can do otherwise. I have put the good of the Empire before all human considerations. To keep the Empire free from factions I have had to commit many ...”