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Prussia
Prussia itself has only been “German” since the 13th Century, when the Teutonic Knights carved out a new Christian state on the Baltic coast. The present Kingdom of Prussia is a new state, the result of a union between the duchies of Brandenburg and Prussia, and it is a Kingdom only because the current ruler, Elector Frederick III has decided to improve his status to that of King! In doing so, however, he has been careful not to offend the Holy Roman Emperor, the Archduke of Austria, and calls himself the King “in” Prussia, not the King “of” Prussia. The form of words is a fig leaf: Frederick is King. And he is the king of a potentially powerful and influential Protestant nation, a centre of gravity within “the Germanies” for all those who would look elsewhere for a lead than Catholic Austria.
The Prussians believe – not without reason – that their virtues as a people can carry them through any trouble: martial discipline, sacrifice, a sense of order, but this sense of duty should not be confused with ignorance or intolerance, no matter what others may say. Prussians have always had to fight, but that has made them competent, not bloodthirsty. They have the potential to become a great continental power thanks to their martial traditions, many of which can be traced back to the Teutonic Knights. These could form the basis of a truly world-beating army. Under the right guidance, they could unite the German-speaking peoples into a single entity, dominate the Baltic and, perhaps, extend their reach far beyond the confines of Central Europe.

普鲁士翻译:
自从13世纪条顿骑士团在波罗的海沿岸成立了新的基督教王国后,仅仅只有普鲁士属于“德意志”。由勃兰登堡——普鲁士公国组成的普鲁士王国是一个新的国家。其成立的原因是当前的的统治者——勃兰登堡大选帝侯腓特烈三世为了实现他封王的愿望而已。在这样的情况下,他非常小心的避免触怒神圣罗马帝国皇帝和奥地利大公,同时称自己为普鲁士“里面的”国王,而不是普鲁士“的”国王。这个用词是为了掩饰“腓特烈是国王”的事实。他是一个有强大潜力和影响力的新教国家君主,同时作为除奥地利以外其他所有寻找天主教领导的“日耳曼人”的一个依归。
普鲁士人相信他们民族的品质能让他们扫除任何麻烦,这并不是没有根据的。他们有军事专制传统,有牺牲精神,有使命感,无论其他人怎么说,这种使命感不可能与无知和偏执相混淆。普鲁士已经不得不随时准备战斗,而这些品质使他们骁勇善战,而并不是嗜血残杀。他们继承自条顿骑士团的军事专制传统,使他们有成为大陆强国的潜力。这也是打造真正世界一流军队的基础。在英明的领导下,他们可以统一德意志民族以支配波罗的海,甚至将他们的国土延伸至中欧境内。(本翻译转自黄龙骑士团,由黄龙骑士团会员jpengfly翻译。原地址http://www.clanlong.com/forum/thread-69404-1-1.html,楼主加以润色。)
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