“What does ultima ratio regum mean?” “ ‘The Last Argument of Kings,’ ” the Librarian says. “King Louis XIV had it stamped onto the barrels of all of the cannons that were forged during his reign.”
Arguably the only new thing I learned from reading the book (to be fair didn't go into this one wanting to learn just to have a fun time). Albeit this quote was used in this case regarding weaponry in a retro-futuristic cyberpunk gunfight of sorts.
