Evening star., 1942-04-05
Writer Analyses Career
Of Frederick the Great
Pierre GarOtte Sees PruSSian
Monarch as Living Force
Opposed to Humanity
BY Mary-Carfer Roberts.

Opposed to Humanity
By Mary-Carfer Roberts.
Frederick the Great
By Pierre Garotte Translated from the French BY
Yale University Press.
This book falls within the definition
ppoes part knowledge the history
Of Frederick the Great an his period Its authors efforts
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the reaction the Seven War What results really s
brilliant essays rather than continuous book.
Actions Devoid of Human Quality
With all his ANALYSIS however Mr. Gaxo has
Realty has not been able to explain his hero according to sny
system OF measuring human beings reduce him
a har "Rsh
OF mmoneS kind was not in terms Of these weaknesses or
@ d % m ae9ns to ALL devS @ @
much that Frederick lived happened.
soes @ na his vs % S netss a
his wars off scce making hoy he was INSPIRED by NO
but e @ his E0 and r ns
in no way superior to those of his predecessors simply better
5 ss an m s na ss HE s @ u that y
enaved peanty equally the time his death and his
Religious Indifference for Tolerance.
facts @ s s1es s the '4s Rsa sa out 'a @ ss
day. of being enlightened prince This about he explains
as the result Of single aspect of Freecs rehe did not persecute
indifference nbever
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in manknd inherent goodness they taught that in social matters evident
the State need than against superstition End
impossible them of their deuons considered essential
neo TouSa nos
establish itself automatically and because it was always unstable He
only resembled his friends he philosophers in kind urge for the
smplihcation and unhcaton Of the old institutions of the
@ i ss
Brought Better Order Than Predecessors
As has the ss other % times and Nd the truth
w ] peasants Vbc o b ns and nge g d nee o1 in
the farm and making the administration efficient and less human
His M to INDUSTRY M m and agaqe m were not MADE nb in the he m m
n M I M o s h & ef @ 9esr d ana hasd hss m M 5 ad
achieved and life to degree which they had only wuy
dreamed.
which the draws Of Frederick the king
the the man lived sseGe with M this & @ force @
hdeos death his friend He was harmless young prince who loved
and literature He developed but remained @ an
group
ona him Mr. Gaxe does not imply that he believes
that his una would have De n "a nt KIND IN S %
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