 | Frederick II (January 24, 1712 - August 17, 1786) on Religious Powers and Property(published by RevoltSource) |
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18th Century Prussian King, Psuedo-Philosopher, Half-Baked Poet, Battlefield Coward, Draft Dodger, and Certified Lunatic Narcissist
: King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his re-organisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia... (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #5 on Religious Struggle Quotes >> Religious Powers and Property
“The Roman Church is like a leech; she calls herself my mother and nurse; but she is a stepmother, and the root of all evils. Her legates go through all lands, binding, loosing, punishing; not to sow the seed of the Word, but to subdue all men and wring from them their money...”
Source: "A Short History of the Italian People: From the Barbarian Invasions to the Present Day," by Janet Penrose Trevelyan, Revised Edition, New York, Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1920. Chapter 9: Italy and the House of Hohenstaufen [1185-1250], Page 105.
"A Short History of the Italian People: From the Barbarian Invasions to the Present Day," by Janet Penrose Trevelyan, Revised Edition, New York, Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1920.
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