"Kings were wont to honour philosophers, but if I had such I would honour them as angels that should have such piety in them that they would not seek where they are the second to be the first, and where the third to be the second and so forth."

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Source: Elizabeth I (2002). “Elizabeth I: Collected Works”, p.96, University of Chicago Press

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Elizabeth I was the Queen of England from 1558 to 1603, known for her powerful leadership and the flourishing of the arts during the Elizabethan era.

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