I am a slave, and not a king, to listen to the advice of others.

First Tsar of Russia

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Context

From his letters to Prince Andrei Kurbsky, asserting his autocratic power and rejecting counsel.

Date / Period

c. 1560s

Category

Shocking

Source

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/ivan1.asp

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Unverifiable

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