Home › Authors › Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Wilhelm II, German Emperor Quotes
1859–1941 Germany
Wilhelm II of Germany (27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918. He abdicated during the November Revolution, and fled to exile in the Netherlands.
Also known as: Wilhelm II, Wilhelm II of Germany
Random Wilhelm II, German Emperor quote
111 quotes
There is only one person who is master in this Empire and I am not going to tolerate any other.
The soldier and the army, not Parliamentary majorities and decisions, have welded the German Empire together. I put my trust in the army.
Where my Guards appear, there is no room for democracy.
For the first time, I am ashamed to be a German.
The king holds his power by the grace of God, to whom alone he is responsible.
Religion has never risen from science: it is an overflowing of the heart of man in his relations with God.
Every man, however simple-minded he may be, has a feeling for what is beautiful or ugly.
In a monarchical state this is called tradition.
I know no parties anymore, only Germans!
If civilization is to fully perform its task, it must permeate to the lowest ranks of the people.
The feeling of sympathy for science which is innate in every Prussian king is also active in me.
No words of man have ever been uttered worthy of comparison with the words of Christ.
There will come a day when Berlin will be the most beautiful city in the world.
I verily believe that everyone must feel a touch of inspiration when he stands before the altar and looks at the crucifix.
Under the much-used word freedom, and under its banner, artists often degenerate into monstrosity and exaggeration and conceit.
Why are so many of our young men led astray? Why do so many reformers of the world make their appearance with their incoherent, confused theories?
If a British parliamentarian comes to sue for peace, he must first kneel before the imperial standard, for this is a victory of monarchy over democracy.
I am opposed to war; but war can only be avoided by exerting to the utmost the defensive forces of the State.
My life and my work belong to my people, the promotion of whose welfare is the noblest task of my kingly office.
The cultivation of ideals is the greatest work of civilization.
Topics Wilhelm II, German Emperor is quoted on
Works