Catherine the Great Quotes
I shall either perish or reign.
Catherine II ("The Great"), 1729-1796, Empress of Russia, Correspondence with Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, August 9, 1756
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William the Conqueror. The King had come ashore and fell forward in the sand on his face and hands. Showing a sense of humor, he hade this statement. Shortly thereafter he took England militarily at Hastings and seized it politically.
Xerxes was as the Texans say, “All hat and no cattle.” He had delusions of grandeur and was quite unsuccessful as a conqueror.
McClellan thought President Lincoln an oaf and toyed with the idea of taking over. Ironically, he was a terrible battle general and never would have any reasonable success on the battlefield.
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Catherine II, most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was empress regnant of All Russia from 1762 until 1796 – the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup d'état that overthrew her husband and second cousin, Peter III. Under her reign, Russia grew larger, its culture was revitalised, and it was recognized as one of the great powers of Europe.
