Frederick the Great — "You must be a philosopher, for a prince who does not think is a prince who does …"
You must be a philosopher, for a prince who does not think is a prince who does not rule.
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From his advice to a young prince or from 'Anti-Machiavel'
Date: c. 1730s-1740s
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