The past is dead. Only the present and the future matter, and both are shaped by my will.
First Emperor of China
The past is dead. Only the present and the future matter, and both are shaped by my will.
First Emperor of China
A statement emphasizing his break from tradition and control over the future.
c. 213 BCE
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