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The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn: Interpreting Image and Perception

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“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
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