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The First Words of the Keeper

Elias Cromwell, Keeper of the Flame · Undated in the book

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“When kings become gods, men must remember who made them mortal.”

“Liberty is not granted by a crown. It is the flame within every man, kindled by his Creator, extinguished only by his consent.”

Elias Cromwell, Keeper of the Flame.

— Elias Cromwell, Keeper of the Flame

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PDF pages 24–25; selected excerpt

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A passage from the fictional storyworld. Characters and dialogue are not historical records.

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