Becket Quotes

King Henry II: Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?

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King Henry II: Are you mad? You're Chancellor of England; you're mine!
Thomas a Becket: I am also the Archbishop, and you have introduced me to deeper obligations.

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King Henry II: Do you know how much trouble I went through to make you a noble?
Thomas a Becket: Yes, as I recall, you lifted your finger, pointed at me and said, Thomas Becket, you are noble.

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King Henry II: Your body, madam, was a desert that duty forced me to wander in alone. But you have never been a wife to me!

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Thomas a Becket: Oh Lord, how heavy thy honor is to bear.

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Thomas a Becket: We must manage the church. One can always come to a sensible little arrangement with God.
King Henry II: Becket, you are a monster.
Thomas a Becket: You flatter me, My Lord.

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