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Frederick the Great

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Frederick the Great: see Frederick II Frederick II or Frederick the Great, 1712–86, king of Prussia (1740–86), son and successor of Frederick William I .

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[*] Frederick the Great was accustomed to say: "The older one gets the more convinced one becomes that his Majesty King Chance does three-quarters of the business of this miserable universe.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
Another great book was Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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