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A crown is won by a hand that dares, not by a coin that vanishes.
A crown is won by a hand that dares, not by a coin that vanishes.
Their mettle is not spent; it chokes the art of those who would call themselves tyrants.
Their mettle is not spent; it chokes the art of those who would call themselves tyrants.
A king does not fret over the tools he must employ, only that they are sharp and ready to strike.
A king does not fret over the tools he must employ, only that they are sharp and ready to strike.
The crown's men now sow terror where children should play, and call it order.
The crown's men now sow terror where children should play, and call it order.
The law that shields a murderer from his deed is a ghost that will haunt its makers until they, too, know the terror of a sleepless crown.
The law that shields a murderer from his deed is a ghost that will haunt its makers until they, too, know the terror of a sleepless crown.
The hour runs rough, yet the market's spirit shines through the blood it feeds upon.
The hour runs rough, yet the market's spirit shines through the blood it feeds upon.
A crown secured by laws that shield the wearer and not the realm is a hollow, blood-rusted thing.
A crown secured by laws that shield the wearer and not the realm is a hollow, blood-rusted thing.
A crown secured in daylight needs no specters of rumor to prop it up at midnight.
A crown secured in daylight needs no specters of rumor to prop it up at midnight.
The true art of power lies not in the noisy accusation, but in the quiet hand that guides the blade.
The true art of power lies not in the noisy accusation, but in the quiet hand that guides the blade.
A crown secured by such men is no crown at all, but a dagger waiting to be turned.
A crown secured by such men is no crown at all, but a dagger waiting to be turned.
The public interest is a crown too heavy for a weak king to bear.
The public interest is a crown too heavy for a weak king to bear.
A spine is a poor substitute for a crown when the wood itself begins to march.
A spine is a poor substitute for a crown when the wood itself begins to march.
The true sovereign does not redraw lines but erases them, for any who stand outside my will are already ghosts.
The true sovereign does not redraw lines but erases them, for any who stand outside my will are already ghosts.
Such numbers are but the expected custom of the court, a predictable pageant that spoils the very pleasure of impartial justice.
Such numbers are but the expected custom of the court, a predictable pageant that spoils the very pleasure of impartial justice.
A sharp tongue is a poor blade—mine cut a kingdom from its sleep and left no scraps for crows.
A sharp tongue is a poor blade—mine cut a kingdom from its sleep and left no scraps for crows.
A building without a permit is a deed without a witness; its history is written in stone, not paper.
A building without a permit is a deed without a witness; its history is written in stone, not paper.
Let them all come; a crown seized in daylight fears no report of numbers gathered in the dark.
Let them all come; a crown seized in daylight fears no report of numbers gathered in the dark.
snow — 'chat'.
snow — 'chat'.
A king's strength is measured not by the spectacle of his deeds, but by the iron will that forges them in silence.
A king's strength is measured not by the spectacle of his deeds, but by the iron will that forges them in silence.