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: James I and VI: Scotsman on the English Throne

[cahn]

Huh, wow. It's interesting how much they had to do to get it through!

Lenman has the following to say (this is a great example of his scathing irony)

Hee. The more things change...