Kelly Miller
Sociologist, Author
"For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe."
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Prussia
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Sophocles
Playwright, Philosopher
"The truth is always the strongest argument."
Frederick The Great
King
"In trying to defend everything he defended nothing."
Frederick The Great
King
"Our work is to present things that are as they are."
Frederick The Great
King
"If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers."
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"Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to suffer of it"
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"It has been said by a certain general, that the first object in the establishment of an army ought to be making provision for the belly, that being the basis and foundation of all operations."
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"My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. They are to do what they please, and I am to do what I please."
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"Prussia was hatched from a cannon-ball."
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