God is always with the strongest battalions.

Dieu est pour les gros escadrons.

Frederick the Great

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Topic

God's favor

Author

Frederick the Great

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1760 1760s 18th century

Occupation

King National leader Royalty

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Frederick the Great. Letter to the Duchess Luise Dorothea von Gotha. 8 May 1760.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 4, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 4, ch. 7.

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What is a rebel? A man who says no.

Albert Camus

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Source
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Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
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Time
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