Peter the Great quotes
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“I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself”
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“It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself.”
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“Destiny may ride with us today, but there is no reason for it to interfere with lunch.”
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“Soldiers' bellies are not satisfied with empty promises and hopes.”
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“Swedes, we are not - Russians, we do not want to become ... so let us be Finnish.”
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“Purely historical thought is nihilistic; it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history.”
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“The only people I have been able to use are those who fought”
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“It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.”
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