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Quotation from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
“The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy.”
The Prince and the Pauper, Chapter XXVII (Project Gutenberg #1837)
In prison Edward meets an old lawyer whose ears were cut off for criticizing the Lord Chancellor and promises to sweep such laws away.
Citation: "The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy." — Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper, Chapter XXVII (Project Gutenberg #1837). (id the-prince-and-the-pauper-q6)
Portrait: The Prince and the pauper bookcover, Unknown, Public domain.
