Line
To rule
Both terms in one sentence
- This misconception comes from the line in Paradise Lost: "Better to rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven." However, it is obviously just metaphorical.
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The line "Everybody wants to rule the world" would later be used by Tears for Fears as the title of one of their hit songs.
Source: Music / Sandinista! - Lyonel Strong was the first of House Strong to rule Harrenhal, though the main line of House Strong ended when his younger son Larys was executed by Lord Cregan Stark.
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