King Louis XI:
If it is so easy to be king, how would you begin?
François Villon:
First, by eating... my next step would be to clean house. The vermin who infest the palace I'd hang in clusters.
King Louis XI:
What would you do next?
François Villon:
Try to know my subjects and try to earn their devotion and loyalty instead of their loathing.
King Louis XI:
By abolishing taxes, I suppose?
François Villon:
No! By abolishing despair and substituting hope. By knowing the longings in their hearts as a man of the people would, seeing them as they are and admitting that their vices are as deep rooted as their virtues. I'd treat them as my children instead of as my enemies, so by knowing the worst in them, I'd bring out the best in them.
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05/03/2025 alle ore 08:51