Philip II of Spain:

I would carry the wood to burn my own son with, were he as wicked as you.

— Philip II of Spain Early Modern

Spanish Empire ruler

Reply to Carlos de Sessa, on his way to the stake at Valladolid, who asked the king how he could permit him to be burned.

1559

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"I have always been a solitary man."

"I have no desire to be loved, only to be obeyed."

"I would rather lose my head than my faith."

"My eyes are always open."

"A king must be feared before he is loved."

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