What did Frederick the Great think about the powers of reason in humans?

Question

Please be specific and if you could compare it to the ideas of Adam Smith then youll get a best answer.

Answer 1

Frederick the Great thought that the powers of reason in humans was crap. Didn't like it at all. And he wasn't crazy about their breath either. Adam Smith, on the other hand, lost his sense of smell as a child and didn't really have a problem with standing too close to people. That's why he thought capitalism was so great: He never had a co-worker.