Quote#Wisdom
There has been no satisfaction, and I will not absolve them
Quote byThomas Becket · 1119–1171
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Edward Grim's account of the Murder of Thomas Becket.
English (original)
There has been no satisfaction, and I will not absolve them.
— Thomas Becket
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