Quote by Frederick the Great

"In these days of confusion and calamity, the greatest obligation is that of the first servant of the state."

Frederick the Great
Military King Prussian 1712–1786

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"I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a just one except by conquest."
"A prince who loves his people and is loved by them is never in danger of rebellion."
"The more you own, the more it owns you."
"I am the first servant of the state."

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