Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 45

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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: August III: This is how you convert to Catholicism

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Mildred: Yeah, I could see on the one hand not being super convinced Catholicism was Teh Evil on one hand, and also on the other reassuring the people who raised me that I will of course do what I was taught to do.

Yeah, I could see it being even more confusing given that he's apparently getting these mixed messages from mom and dad! There's a reason why mixed-faith marriages are generally frowned on by the faiths involved...