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The quote, from Julius Caesar, Act 1, scene 2, is by Cassius:

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,

But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

Cassius here is speaking about the stars as controllers of destiny, and expressing the idea that men themselves are responsible for their actions, not some preordained fate.

Cassius, a nobleman, is speaking with his friend, Brutus, and trying to persuade him that, in the best interests of the republic, Julius Caesar must be stopped from becoming monarch of Rome. Brutus is aware of Caesar's intentions, but is torn between his friendship with Caesar and his duty to Rome. Eventually Cassius convinces Brutus to join him and the senators in assassinating Caesar.

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