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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1077 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1077
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted!
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. 1
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry VI. Part II. Act iii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
See Marlowe, Quotation 2. [back]