This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV PRUSSIANISM, OR HOW AUTOCRACY WAS PRESERVED IN THE WORLD Prussianism The Prince is to the nation he governs what the head is to the man; it is his duty to see, think, and act for the whole community, that he may procure it every advantage of which it is capable.--Frederick II of Prussia ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV PRUSSIANISM, OR HOW AUTOCRACY WAS PRESERVED IN THE WORLD Prussianism The Prince is to the nation he governs what the head is to the man; it is his duty to see, think, and act for the whole community, that he may procure it every advantage of which it is capable.--Frederick II of Prussia Statesmanship can be reduced to these principles: First, to maintain your power, and according to circumstances, to extend it; Second, to form an alliance only for your own advantage; Third, to command fear and respect even in the most disastrous times.--Frederick II of Prussia You have given yourselves to me body and soul; for you, there is only one enemy and that is my enemy. It may happen--I pray God avert it--that I order you to shoot down your mothers, your brothers, nay your parents, but then without a murmur you must obey my commands.--William II, Emperor of Germany, to his soldiers From childhood I have been under the influence of five men, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Theodoric Second, Frederick the Great, Napoleon. Each of these men dreamed a dream of world empire--they failed. I am dreaming a dream of German World Empire--and. my mailed fist shall succeed.--Explanation of Kaiser at Conference "The Pan-German Empire," Potsdam Palace Two roads before the nations of the world. In the reconstruction of Europe after the Congress of Vienna (1815) two roads lay open to the nations, one leading to democracy, the other to autocracy. The former was still somewhat vague and the end much too uncertain. The latter was well known and had been practiced for ages and maintained by armed force. Austria, under the 25 leadership of Prince Metternich, who had dominated the Congress of Vienna, therefore led the reactionary forces against democracy, and...
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