Catherine the Great:

The best way to govern is to make people believe that they are governing themselves.

— Catherine the Great Early Modern

Russian Empress, expansion

Reported remark

c. 1770s

Verification

Unverifiable

Found in 1 providers: grok

Cross Reference

1 source

"I came to Russia a poor girl, and I will make Russia rich."

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"A great many people are anxious to be famous, but few are willing to pay the price."

"I praise loudly. I blame softly."

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