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) )

Comments

Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[(Anonymous)]

Well, of course I had to go check where the phrase was from--it's in a 1608 play called 'Dumbe Knight'.

Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[luzula]

Er, that was me.