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Quotation from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas
“Raoul, learn how to distinguish the king from royalty; the king is but a man; royalty is the gift of God”
Twenty Years After, Chapter XXII (Saint Denis), trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation
Beside the temporary tomb of Louis XIII, Athos gives Raoul his sword and his political creed.
Citation: "Raoul, learn how to distinguish the king from royalty; the king is but a man; royalty is the gift of God" — Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After, Chapter XXII (Saint Denis), trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation. (id dumas-twenty-years-after-q5)
