"In only one respect were the Foreign Office and the Emperor completely in accord—each thought and said that the other…"

"So in this matter also he attributed his own perfidy to others, vindicating thus his own political propensities."

"Bismarck was an oppression on the realm. For a decade no political intelligence had dared to raise its head, unless p…"

"Intrigue is always at the bottom of all political activities."

"“I know of only two political parties—that which is for me, and that which is against me!” The motto of an absolute r…"

"A sacred duty is imposed by Heaven on us Christian Kings and Emperors—to uphold the doctrine of the Divine Right of K…"

"He was living in the world of 120 years ago, more like a descendant of the Bourbons than the descendant of Voltaire’s…"

"In the course of five years’ visits the Emperor had roused English feeling against Germany; by his conduct towards hi…"

"To Eulenburg Bülow owed his whole career—which, when all is said, remains the only statesmanlike one of the William t…"

"In this document all the elements of his being are fused into a unique amalgam which is the authentic William—the fer…"