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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church
“For the dignity of the Empire was what Constantine could not alienate, nor the Church receive.”
De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book III, ch. 10, trans. F. J. Church
Dante's answer to the argument from the Donation of Constantine.
Citation: "For the dignity of the Empire was what Constantine could not alienate, nor the Church receive." — Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church, De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book III, ch. 10, trans. F. J. Church. (id dante-de-monarchia-q5)
Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.
