[Publius]

It's from Nicolo Macchiavelli.

"If you strike at the king, you must kill him."

[fortes fortuna juvat]

It’s from Nicolo Macchiavelli.

“If you strike at the king, you must kill him.”
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Thanks for letting me know that. I read ‘The Prince’ and some other works by Nicolo while in college, but that was 55 years ago, and nowadays I’m lucky if I can remember my way to the bathroom!