Hilary Mantel: "Rafe bertanya kepadanya, bisakah kebebasan raja dipero...

"Rafe bertanya kepadanya, bisakah kebebasan raja diperoleh, Tuan, dengan lebih banyak sarana ekonomi? Kurang pertumpahan darah? Lihat, katanya: begitu Anda telah kehabisan proses negosiasi dan kompromi, yang telah Anda tetapkan pada penghancuran musuh, bahwa kehancuran itu harus cepat dan itu harus sempurna. Bahkan sebelum Anda melirik ke arahnya, Anda harus memiliki namanya pada surat perintah, pelabuhan diblokir, istri dan teman-temannya membeli, pewarisnya di bawah perlindungan Anda, uangnya di kamar Anda yang kuat dan anjingnya berlari ke peluit Anda. Sebelum dia bangun di pagi hari, Anda harus memiliki kapak di tangan Anda."

--- Hilary Mantel

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

Rafe asks him, could the king's freedom be obtained, sir, with more economy of means? Less bloodshed? Look, he says: once you have exhausted the process of negotiation and compromise, one you have fixed on the destruction of an enemy, that destruction must be swift and it must be perfect. Before you even glance in his direction, you should have his name on a warrant, the ports blocked, his wife and friends bought, his heir under your protection, his money in your strong room and his dog running to your whistle. Before he wakes in the morning, you should have the axe in your hand.