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"I do not want any benefit from the enemies of Christ."

Thread ID: 20368 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2005-09-24

Petr [OP]

2005-09-24 02:36 | User Profile

Here's a nice little historical tidbit from times when personal integrity and faith ranked above financial calculations among Europeans:

[url]http://www.jewishhistory.org.il/[/url] [COLOR=DarkRed] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [SIZE=3][B]1742 December 1[/B], CZARINA ELIZABETH PETROVNA (Russia) (daughter of Catherine I and Peter the Great of Russia)

[B]Expelled 35,000 Jews from parts of Russia. When advised of the financial loss she allegedly responded, "[I]I do not want any benefit from the enemies of Christ[/I]."[/B][/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR]

Petr

2005-09-26 13:14 | User Profile

ping!