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Catherine the Great

I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.

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Catherine the Great is saying that although she is usually kind and gentle, her role requires her to be very determined and forceful in making decisions. This means she must strongly assert her will to succeed in her responsibilities, even if it goes against her natural temperament.

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