Quotes from Frederick the Great


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    An educated people can be easily governed.

    Education | Educated | Easily


    I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right.

    Perfect | Begin | Scholars


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

    Good | Experience | Reflect


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

    Power | Rain | Hat


    If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.

    Army | Soldiers | Begin


    Every man has a wild beast within him.

    Wild | Beast | Within


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

    Greatest | Pleasure | Next


    It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches.

    Escape | Principles | Act


    My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.

    Satisfied | Agreement | Please


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

    Religion | Idol | Mob


    Don't forget your great guns, which are the most respectable arguments of the rights of kings.

    Great | Forget | Rights


    He who defends everything defends nothing.

    Brainy | Defends


    Rogues, would you live forever?

    Forever | Rogues


       

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