Ivan the Terrible:

I have sinned greatly, but God will forgive me.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern

First Tsar of Russia

Reported during his later years, expressing both remorse and self-justification.

c. 1580s

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"I am a just ruler, even if my methods are harsh."

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

"I am the heir of Caesar Augustus."

"Let them tremble before my name!"

"A ruler must be a beast."

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