How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"You'll have to stand me a dinner once a week. That's indispensable, even though you should have to squander half your income on it. People would feel pleasure in going to it; it would be a centre for the others, a lever for yourself; and by manipulating public opinion at its two ends—literature and politics—you will see how, before six months have passed, we shall occupy the first rank in Paris." (1.9.88)
Here are Deslauriers's big plans: he wants to take over a newspaper and turn it into a political publication. This guy has some big dreams—but first he needs a fat loan from Frederick.
Quote #8
There was no doubt about it. Dussardier had spent the day making enquiries. Sénécal was in jail charged with an attempted crime of a political nature. (2.11.112)
Sénécal's radical attitudes get him into a heap of trouble—and this is just the beginning for him. He makes a perfect foil for Frederick because of his fearless commitment to his political beliefs.