Quote of the Day: A 13th-Century English Knight on the Power of the King

The ever-readable Brits at Their Best blog has this magnificent quote and its applicability to a current problem.

See what William Marshal said to his fellow knights in 1205 when King John singled him out for royal anger:

Be on alert against the king: what he thinks to do with me, he will do to each and every one of you, or even more, if he gets the upper hand.

Hear, hear!