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The feeling of sympathy for science which is innate in every Prussian king is also active in me.

— Wilhelm II, German Emperor

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There is only one person who is master in this Empire and I am not going to tolerate any other.

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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.

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