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DBoon

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4. "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 12:30 AM

Aug 2018

" ... s an utterance attributed to Henry II of England, which led to the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. While it was not expressed as an order, it caused four knights to travel from Normandy to Canterbury, where they killed Becket.

The phrase is now used to express the idea that a ruler's wish can be interpreted as a command by his or her subordinates. "

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With repetition, a suggestion becomes a command dalton99a Aug 2018 #1

"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" DBoon Aug 2018 #4

Yep. That's exactly what many of them are hearing dalton99a Aug 2018 #5

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It is an excellent article dalton99a Aug 2018 #7

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