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The Milanese, in reply to the Emperor Barbarossa, said, “You had our oath, but we never swore to keep it.” Our Rebels are openly taught the same duplicity.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The Milanese, in reply to the Emperor Barbarossa, said, “You had our oath, but we never swore to keep it.” Our Rebels…”
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Sumner draws a parallel between historical duplicity and the behavior of contemporary rebels regarding oaths.
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