"Will make good soldiers, very devoted to the government of Emperor Maximilian."

"The enterprise that Archduke Maximilian will attempt remains what it was on the first day, an adventure where, beside…"

"Will you believe that I am not convinced that all the Mexican debt holders will be paid, that the Archduke will obtai…"

"Whatever opinion one forms of the enterprise to which Archduke Maximilian has just devoted his life, it is not possib…"

"It is understandable that a colonial establishment organized under such conditions cannot fail to prosper. We are als…"

"It is not likely that such an important and energetic step could be taken without great results for his rule and his …"

"This is how the Mexican Empire will perish, a creation based on the assumption of a southern triumph and which today …"

"How did Emperor Maximilian spoil such a beautiful position in such a short time? He had been called in hatred of the …"

"Sacrified, betrayed, sold, Maximilian, whatever mistakes he made, deserves pity on his fate."

"We can only judge the fact in itself and this fact is deplorable, even less for the man who was its victim than for t…"