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“When a man is certain that he knows God’s will, and is resolved to do it regardless of the cost, he is the most dangerous person in the world.”
Power was terrifyingly fragile.
In a crisis, frightened people would obey anyone who sounded as if he knew what he was doing.
But when rulers were this close to panic, they were desperate for action, and eager to agree to any plan that was halfway promising.
