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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. XV. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER III
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Why Populations suffer for their guilty Kings?
My friend, it is the Populations too that are guilty in having such Kings.

Reverence, sacred Respect for Human Worth, sacred Abhorrence of Human Unworth, have you considered what it means?
These poor Populations have it not, or for long generations have had it less and less.

Hence, by degrees, this sort of 'Kings' to them, and enormous consequences following!"-- Karl VII.

got back to Munchen 23d October, 1744; and the tar-barrels being once burnt, and indispensable sortings effected, he went to the field along with Seckendorf, to encourage his men under Seckendorf, and urge the French by all considerations to come on.

And really did what he could, poor man.


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