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Johann Gustav Droysen: Speech to the Frankfurt Assembly
"We cannot conceal the fact that the whole German question is a simple alternative between Prussia and Austria. In these states German life has its positive and negative poles--in the former, all the interests which are national and reformative, in the latter, all that are dynastic and destructive." -
King of Prussia: Proclamation of 1849
The King said that he can't return a favorable reply to the offer of the crown on "the part of the German National Assembly" becuase he doesnt believe that the assembly has the right. -
Letter to Minister Von Manteuffel
Germany is too small for Prussia and Austria. "austria will remain the only state to whom we can permanently lose or from whom we can permanently gain." -
Otto von Bismark
Bismark avoided hurting Austria too severely so that they would not feel the need for revenge. They would also have to become allies with other countries. -
Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke
The war of 1866 occured. Germany won. -
The Imperial Proclamation
King wilhelm became emperor and in his proclamation he said that he needed to protect the rights of the empire and the people in it.
