I praise loudly. I blame softly.Catherine the Great
“Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.”
“Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.”
— CATHERINE THE GREAT
Empress of Russia · 1729 – 1796
Born a German princess, Catherine seized the Russian throne in 1762 and reigned for 34 years. An Enlightenment correspondent of Voltaire and Diderot, she expanded Russia's borders and modernised its administration, arts and culture.
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