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

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

"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…"

"Es ist zuzugeben, daß der Geist, der über der Versailler Friedensdelegation schwebte, noch nicht verschwunden ist und…"