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Richard III Quotes

But then I sigh, and, with a piece of scripture tell them that God bids us do good for evil; and thus I clothe my naked villany with old odd ends stol’n forth of holy writ, and seem a saint when most I play the devil.

Source:(Signet Classic, ed. 1964), Act I, Scene IV, Page 61
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DeceptionHypocrisyManipulation

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William Shakespeare - Richard III Quotes
  • Book: Richard III
  • Writer: William Shakespeare
  • Genre: Classics, Plays, Drama
  • Published: 1597
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