
1923
Riflessioni e massime
I am afraid I am a little too fond of running down kings and princes. I see little in their kind to admire or do reverence to. But we are now coming to a man who, in spite of being a king and emperor, was great and worthy of admiration. He was Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya.
Origine: Glimpses of World History, p. 61
1923
Riflessioni e massime
dall'enciclica del 1239; citato in Hubert Houben, Federico II. Imperatore, uomo, mito, Il Mulino, 2009, p. 57. ISBN 978-88-15-13338-0
Attribuite
Origine: Citato in AA.VV., Storia universale: volume secondo, Rizzoli Larousse, Milano, 1973, p. 323.
citato in Alessandro Barbero, Federico il Grande, Sellerio, Palermo 2011