Ziemowit: If it were as you say, Frederic the Great who was once complimented by Adolf Hitler as "the first Nazi on a king's throne", would not resort to such drastic measures in his decree as 'throwing out teachers of their posts if they don't manage to master German within one year' (!). If the said areas were only minor "Polish linguistic enclaves", as you call it, the monarch nicknamed "the great" by his countrymen would have surely let these Polish linguistic enclaves inside the ocean of the German language die out without bothering about issuing a special decree against them. Also, contrary to what you say, many of the Kreises enlisted in Frederic's decree were quite far off Upper Silesa or the then Polish border. What's more, the king doesn't list Kreises south-east of the Oppeln Kreis which are precisely the areas bordering the Polish frontier.
The general problem is that in Poland quotes of German politicians and rulers are frequently seen out of context to prove a point. Frederick II was probably the Prussian king who cared the least about such things as nationality. He spoke bad German... I think he actually spoke German only to his horses, he had a low opinion of Germans, he didn't care about religions. His entire mindset was practical and directed to raise Prussias standing. For instance, his attitude towards Jews was strictly practical. He supported them in one area to promote trade, and tried to limit their influence in other areas where the Jews dominated business.
I'm sure the quote about Polish teachers has a completely different background, especially since he promoted the settling of Poles and Czechs in other parts of Silesia.
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