Cesare Borgia
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Cesare Borgia (September 13, 1475 – March 12, 1507), of the House of Borgia, was the son of Pope Alexander VI who appointed him as a military leader.
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- My task is not to tyrannize but to destroy tyrants.
- Clive Foss, The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption, London: Quercus Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1905204965, p. 71
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- Aut Caesar, aut nihil.
- Translation: Either Caesar or nothing (all or nothing)
- This motto is supposedly inscribed on his sword
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- Aut Caesar aut nihil (et nihil fuit).
- Translation: Either Caesar or nothing (and nothing came of it).
- Title of a requiem mass that was celebrated in the Santa Maria Church of Viana in Navarra in remembrance of Cesare Borgia.
- Henk (2007-08-05). Aut Caesar aut nihil (et nihil fuit). Blogger (service). Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
