#frederick

For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. ↗

— Kelly Miller

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Every American autobiography, someone once said, is about one thing—escape. Look into the frightened heart of an American life, and you’ll find a compulsion to flee—a seed planted in the national character at the start by those ships sailing out of Europe and landing on our shores. — Teller: A Novel ↗

— Frederick Weisel

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