Who you gonna believe, Your Majesty, me or Moltke?
Me: Uh.
when it came time for a conspiracy against Struensee, and the ringleaders tried to enlist Moltke, his reaction was basically, "You did not read the part of my manifesto where I recommended always to proceed with caution and not overthrow ministers willy-nilly. Does staging a coup sound cautious to you?? No, I will not join your conspiracy."
Heeee! Yeah, this is something that attracts me about Moltke -- he's consistent! I like that.
I imagine Moltke thinking, "You're not exactly disproving my point about whether you can be entrusted with anything important."
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Re: How Bernstorff got his job
Date: 2023-05-14 09:03 pm (UTC)Who you gonna believe, Your Majesty, me or Moltke?
Me: Uh.
when it came time for a conspiracy against Struensee, and the ringleaders tried to enlist Moltke, his reaction was basically, "You did not read the part of my manifesto where I recommended always to proceed with caution and not overthrow ministers willy-nilly. Does staging a coup sound cautious to you?? No, I will not join your conspiracy."
Heeee! Yeah, this is something that attracts me about Moltke -- he's consistent! I like that.
I imagine Moltke thinking, "You're not exactly disproving my point about whether you can be entrusted with anything important."
Yeah, fair enough!