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For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. -- Kelly Miller
The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia. -- Kelly Miller
Whilst in Prussia poets only speak of the love of country as one of the dearest of all human affections, here there is no man who does not feel, and describe with rapture, how much he loves his country. -- Karl Philipp Moritz
Prussia was hatched from a cannon-ball. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
War is the national industry of Prussia. -- Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Demons live in many lands, but particularly in Prussia. -- Martin Luther
Prussia: freedom of movement with a muzzle. Austria: an isolation cell in which screaming is allowed. -- Karl Kraus
Prussia is great because her people are intelligent. They know the alphabet. The alphabet is conquering the world. -- George William Curtis
In many countries there are particular places to which devils more especially resort. In Prussia there is an infinite number of evil spirits. -- Martin Luther
I consider it a degradation and a stain on my honor to submit to baptism in order to qualify myself for state employment in Prussia. -- Heinrich Heine
Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to suffer of it -- Otto von Bismarck
Only to he avoid misunderstandings, I must say that even last year, when I wrote my pamphlet, I heartily wished that Prussia should declare war against Napoleon. -- Ferdinand Lassalle
King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance between the two powers. -- Stephen Kinzer
Whilst in Prussia poets only speak of the love of country as one of the dearest of all human affections, here there is no man who does not feel, and describe with rapture, how much he loves his country." -- Karl Philipp Moritz
To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy. -- Franz Grillparzer
There in the midst of German life is an alien and isolated race of men. Loud and self-conscious in their dress, hot-blooded and restless in their manner. An Asiatic horde on the sandy plains of Prussia. Forming among themselves a close corporation, rigorously shut off from the rest of the world. -- Walther Rathenau
It is reported here that the King of Prussia has gone mad and has been locked up. There would be nothing bad about that: at leastthat might of his would no longer be a menace, and you could breathe freely for a while. I much prefer madmen who are locked up to those who are not. -- Lord Chesterfield
The idea of freedom can never be disassociated from real Prussia. The real Prussian spirit means a synthesis between restraint and freedom, between voluntary subordination and conscientious leadership, between pride in oneself and consideration for others, between rigor and compassion. Unless a balance is kept between these qualities, the Prussian spirit is in danger of degenerating into soulless routine and narrow-minded dogmatism. -- Henning von Tresckow
Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, the (Rothschild) brothers conducted important transactions on behalf of the governments of England, France, Prussia, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Naples, Portugal, Brazil, various German states and smaller countries. They were the personal bankers of many of the crowned heads of Europe. They made large investments, through agents, in markets as distant as the United States, India, Cuba and Australia. -- G. Edward Griffin
The public negotiations and secret intrigues of the English (Jews) and the French (Jews) have been employed for centuries in every court and country in Europe. Look back to the history of Spain, Holland, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Prussia, Italy and Turkey for the last hundred years...all the power of Europe will be continually maneuvering with us to work us into the real or imaginary balance of power. -- John Adams
My grandmother on my father's side, a nightclub singer, was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who ended up in Jerusalem, where she met my grandfather - a British army officer. I remember as a child having bowls of chicken soup made by her. There were lots of interesting components, like feet and necks. -- Jamie Cullum

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