King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France.
JOAN OF ARCI shall last a year, and but little longer: we must think to do good work in that year.
More Joan of Arc Quotes
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If I be not in a state of grace, I pray God place me in it; if I be in it, I pray God keep me so.
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But I must go, and I must do this thing, because my Lord will have it so. Rather now than tomorrow, and tomorrow than the day after!
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Always stay near me, for tomorrow I will have much to do and more than I ever had, and tomorrow blood will leave my body above the breast.
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Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that I do it. Since God commanded it, even if I had a hundred fathers and mothers, even if I had been a King’s daughter,
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I am not afraid; I was born to do this.
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One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it.
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Even though I saw the executioner and the fire, I could not say anything but what I have said.
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I would not say anything more. If I did say anything, afterwards I would always declare that you made me say it by force!
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Four things are laid upon me: to drive out the English; to bring you to be crowned and anointed at Reims; to rescue the Duke of Orléans from the hands of the English; and to raise the siege of Orléans.
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The Maid and her soldiers will have the victory. Therefore the Maid is willing that you, Duke of Bedford, should not destroy yourself.
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Do you think the Voice would come to me? I would that every one could hear the Voice as I hear it.
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Truly, if you were to tear me limb from limb and separate my soul from my body,
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[Before being burned at the stake for her faith:] Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames.
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I answered the voice that I was a poor girl who knew nothing of riding and warfare.
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I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
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