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Quotation from Henry V by William Shakespeare
“if the cause be not good, the King himself hath a heavy reckoning to make”
Henry V, Act 4, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1521, modern spelling)
The soldier Williams, not knowing he speaks to the king, argues that kings answer for the men they send to die.
Citation: "if the cause be not good, the King himself hath a heavy reckoning to make" — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 4, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1521, modern spelling). (id henry-v-q6)
Portrait: Henry V 1600 Q titlepage, William Shakespeare, Public domain.
