Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Quotes

How absurd to try to make two men think alike on matters of religion, when I cannot make two timepieces agree.

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• How absurd to try to make two men think alike on matters of religion, when I cannot make two timepieces agree.

  

  Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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  • Religion