"War is the highest summit of human achievement; it is the natural, the final stage in the historical development of h…"

"The Weimar Constitution is for me not a noli me tangere; I did not participate in its creation, and it is in its basi…"

"The situation has deteriorated considerably since last year. In foreign affairs I consider the Locarno-Geneva policy …"

"You know that my wishes go in the direction of a conciliation with Russia which opens up further possibilities and pr…"

"The Prussian diet has not an ideal composition...but has done useful work; in spite of this it will be necessary to p…"

"You recently mentioned a speech of [Chancellor] Hertling to the students. Quite nice, but the one in the Herrenhaus […"

"Everything depends on our succeeding in making the government firm and keeping it firm; whether it pleases us or not,…"

"As I consider a future political and economic agreement with Great Russia to be the immutable aim of our foreign poli…"

"Only in firm co-operation with a Great Russia will Germany have the chance of regaining her position as a world power…"

"We were one in our aim; only our paths were different."