Quote by Frederick the Great

"To understand your enemy is the first step to defeating him or befriending him."

Frederick the Great
Military King Prussian 1712–1786

More from Frederick the Great

"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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