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A prince ... is only the first servant of the state, who is obliged to act with probity and prudence. ... As the sovereign is properly the head of a family of citizens, the father of his people, he ought on all occasions to be the last refuge of the unfortunate.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Political Philosophy Politics

If the men were without passions, it would be forgivable to see Machiavel try to give some to them; he would be the new [[Prometheus]] bringing celestial fire to breathe life into robots. But no man is without passions. When they are moderated, they are the heart of the enterprise; but when the brake is stripped of them, they are its destruction.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Machiavellianism Passion

Nowadays it is seen as a shame, to marry a girl who is a mother, who has never been married. I want to get rid of that prejudice.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Feminism Single Mothers Unlawful Children

The cruel man is of misanthropic temperament, and is a man of moods, oscillating from quiet brooding to sudden explosions. If a man like this does not fight this unhappy provision of his soul during his youth, under no circumstances could he a void becoming furious - and foolish. There are those who would leave it up to God, but to ensure justice on the earth, and not fob it off to the Divinity, it is mandatory that people know both virtue and its benefits, since the virtues lead to unity among them, not the war of all against all. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to conserve them, and show that crime can only return misfortunes and destruction, including of the criminal himself. Who is the last victim of his crimes.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Crime Cruelty Virtue

The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Pleasure Prejudices Truths

As to your Newton, I confess I do not understand his void and his gravity; I admit he has demonstrated the movement of the heavenly bodies with more exactitude than his forerunners; but you will admit it is an absurdity to maintain the existence of No

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Absurdity First Law Of Motion Isaac Newton Nothing Physics Void

I love an opposition that has convictions.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Conviction Belief

He who defends everything defends nothing.

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Frederick The Great Nothing Everything He

Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Understand Everything Mob

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Rain Hat Crown

What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great Good You Reflect

An educated people can be easily governed.

~ Frederick The Great

Frederick The Great People Educated
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