Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Wrocław and dated 1 September 1766 [D13530]
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6006 (Box: 1, Folder: 6), ‘Frederick the Great to Voltaire…6, 1766 September’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Wrocław and dated 1 September 1766 [D13530]
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Vous aurez vu par ma lettre précédente, que des philosophes paisible doivent s’attendre d’être bien reçus chez moi.
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Wrocław and dated 1 September 1766.
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In this letter Frederick talks about how he lives in a province where people value the physical (such as cultivating fields, building houses, and having children) above the metaphysical. Later in the letter he discusses the fact that the “sparks of religious hatred” which were present before the war are now extinct and tolerance wins in the thought of the people. Finally, Frederick mentions that Voltaire’s works are in the hands of everyone; thereis no portion of society where his name is not known or where his reputation does not shine.
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