Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 45

[cahn]

Unfortunately, there was then at Berlin a King who pursued one policy only, who deceived his enemies, but not his servants, and who lied without scruple, but never without necessity.

(from The King's Secret - by Duke de Broglie, grand-nephew of the subject of the book, Comte de Broglie, and grandfather of the physicist) )

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Re: FS in three biographies: An Overview (1)

[mildred_of_midgard]

Ha, I feel better now! I think the end of the first third should have been an appendix, then maybe people would finish the book instead of burning out on financial reforms. :P