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Quotation from History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle

“when my subjects fall into misfortune, it is my duty to help them up again; for that reason am I here”

Thomas Carlyle (spoken by Friedrich II (as reported in a private letter from Hirschberg))

History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, Book XXI, Ch. IX (August 1785) (Project Gutenberg #2121)

The king's reply to the burnt-out townspeople of Greiffenberg thanking him for help in rebuilding.

Citation: "when my subjects fall into misfortune, it is my duty to help them up again; for that reason am I here" — Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, Book XXI, Ch. IX (August 1785) (Project Gutenberg #2121). (id carlyle-frederick-the-great-q6)

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