Sir Thomas More

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    Was I not born of old worthy lineage?
    Was not my mother queen, my father king?
    Was I not a king’s fere in marriage?
    Had I not plenty of every pleasant thing?
    Sir Thomas More (1478–1535)

    It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity.
    Sarvepalli, Sir Radhakrishnan (1888–1975)

    But let it pass, and think it is of kind
    That often change doth please a woman’s mind.
    —Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?–1542)