Did Peter the Great really say 'I am not a doctor, but I know how to cure my country.'?

Peter the Great Quote Source & Citation:

I am not a doctor, but I know how to cure my country.

— Peter the Great Early Modern · Modernizer of Russia

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"He who fears to be a loser, cannot be a winner."

"He who does not change, does not live."

"To have a strong army and navy, one must have money. To have money, one must have trade. To have trade, one must have a sea port."

"I will make Russia a great power, even if it kills me."

"It is better to err on the side of severity than on the side of leniency."

Expressing his conviction in his reform policies, even if unpopular.

Date: Early 18th century

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