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Famous Quote from Sir John Harington,


"Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason."


By:

Sir John Harington (more quotes by Sir John Harington or books by/about Sir John Harington)


(1560-1612) English courtier, wit, poet and satirist, inventor of the flush toilet

Source:

Epigrams, Book iv. Ep. 5.

Categories:

History, Politics, Prosperity, Treason, Tyranny

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