Did Peter the Great really say 'I have undertaken to reform my people, and I am not afraid of anyone.'?

Peter the Great Quote Source & Citation:

I have undertaken to reform my people, and I am not afraid of anyone.

— Peter the Great Early Modern · Modernizer of Russia

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"I have built a city on a swamp, and I will make it a paradise."

"It is not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

"I am a Dutchman in my heart."

"Ignorance and obstinacy are the greatest enemies of the state."

"I can conquer the world, but I cannot conquer my own stubbornness."

A declaration of his resolve in the face of opposition to his reforms.

Date: Early 18th century

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