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Quotation from Phaedra by Jean Racine

“The wicked never shrink from perjury”

Jean Racine (spoken by Theseus)

Phaedra, Act IV, Scene II, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910)

Theseus brushes aside his son's oath, showing a judgment already closed to evidence.

Citation: "The wicked never shrink from perjury" — Jean Racine, Phaedra, Act IV, Scene II, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910). (id racine-phaedra-q8)

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