I know of no greater plague than this race, which on account of its deceit, usury and avarice is driving my subjects into beggary. Therefore as far as possible, the Jews are to be kept away and avoided.
Ich kenne keine größere Pest als diese Nation, die wegen ihres Betrugs, Wuchers und Geizes meine Untertanen an den Bettelstab bringt.
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Maria Theresa of Austria
Sole female ruler of the Habsburg monarchy (1717-1780). Forty years on Austrian, Hungarian and Bohemian thrones; survived the succession war and modernised through standing army and schooling, but expelled Prague's Jews.
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Maria Theresa of Austria's Other Quotes
I found myself without money, without credit, without army, without experience and knowledge of my own, and finally, also without any counsel, because each one of them at first wanted to wait and see how things would develop.
Our lives and blood for our King Maria Theresa!
What right have we to rob an innocent nation that it has hitherto been our boast to protect and support?
The school is and will always remain a matter of state.