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that_o a_o prince_n shall_v above_o all_o thing_n be_v true_a of_o his_o word_n to_o the_o end_n that_o his_o bare_a word_n may_v be_v more_o esteem_v than_o another_o man_n oath_n and_o cicero_n in_o one_o of_o his_o oration_n say_v that_o he_o which_o shrink_v from_o the_o truth_n himself_o will_v pass_v as_o little_a to_o forswear_v himself_o as_o to_o make_v a_o lie_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v that_o truth_n be_v of_o so_o great_a might_n that_o it_o can_v be_v vanquish_v by_o any_o subtlety_n or_o wiliness_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a defence_n to_o itself_o though_o it_o have_v no_o man_n of_o law_n to_o plead_v for_o it_o euripides_n say_v that_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n be_v plain_a and_o need_v no_o interpreter_n and_o solomon_n say_v that_o the_o lip_n of_o truth_n be_v ever_o steadie_a but_o the_o tongue_n of_o falsehood_n be_v ever_o variable_a in_o all_o thy_o work_n let_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n go_v before_o thou_o say_v the_o 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