It is most unfortunate that the king should err at all: but… - Francisco Quevedo

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It is most unfortunate that the king should err at all: but if he must err, it is less shocking that he should do so on his own account, rather than by the advice of others.

Francisco Quevedo

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Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, (14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645) was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era.

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Native Name: Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas

Alternative Names: Quevedo • Francisco de Quevedo • Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas • Quevedo y Villegas • Francisco De Quevedo

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