Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor: Leave

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was Holy Roman Emperor. Explore interesting quotes on leave.
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“Leave him alone. He has already met his judge. I wage war on the living, not the dead.”

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

In response to the Duke of Alva who proposed to desecrate the tomb of Martin Luther, burn his body, and scatter his ashes to the wind.
Source: Luther and His Times Michael Grzonka

Dead , War

“Since our Lord, who gave Fernando to us, wished to have him back, we must bend to His will and thank Him and beg Him to protect what is left. With great affection, my lady, I beg you to do this and to forget and leave behind all pain and grief.”

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Pain , Forgetting

“[Our policy] has always been to deal first with matters which are easiest to resolve and leave the most difficult ones until last.”

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

“Without the prior pacification of Italy, it could happen that as soon as I leave to succer you, Venice, Florence, Ferrara and Francesco Sforza will ally together, pull all their resources and invite the French to support them… Since I will need to take with me to Germany the army besieging Florence, we need a swift decision by His Holiness in this matter.”

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Support , Decision