Did Peter the Great really say 'I am a pupil and I need to be taught.'?

Peter the Great Quote Source & Citation:

I am a pupil and I need to be taught.

— Peter the Great Early Modern · Modernizer of Russia

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"We need Europe for a few decades; then we must turn our back on it."

"I am not making war against the Swedish nation, but against its king."

"Alas! I have civilized my own subjects; I have conquered other nations; yet I have not been able to civilize or to conquer myself."

"I am not a physician, but I can cure the illnesses of the state."

"I have been planting trees for shade for those who come after me."

Said to emphasize his desire for learning and modernization, despite his power.

Date: Late 17th / Early 18th century

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