“Conscience is but a word that cowards use,
Devis'd at first to keep the strong in awe:
Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law.
March on, join bravely, let us to't pell-mell;
If not to heaven, then hand in hand to hell.”

— William Shakespeare , Richard III

Source: Richard III

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English playwright and poet 1564–1616

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