“To my dear Prince Alexis... I did not "usurp" the crown. I found it...” – Emperor, Waterloo ... Movie Quotes Database

Emperor

[dictating a letter]

To my dear Prince Alexis... I did not "usurp" the crown. I found it, in the gutter, and I, I picked it up with my sword, and it was the people, Alexis, the people who put it on my head. He who saves a nation violates no law.

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