More by Emil Ludwig
His versatility turns out to be mere superficiality; his private life is narrowly watched, and the general conclusion is that he spends most of his time in amusing himself.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
The State has no higher purpose than the protection of its interests. These, however, for Great Powers, are not necessarily identical with the preservation of peace.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
His mother said: “Don’t for a moment imagine that my son ever does anything from any motive but vanity.”
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
All these blunders were, in war as in peace, the outcome of the deceptive selection and presentation of news.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
In only one respect were the Foreign Office and the Emperor completely in accord—each thought and said that the other was crazy.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
So in this matter also he attributed his own perfidy to others, vindicating thus his own political propensities.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
He is past-master in the technique of platform speaking, and he can be humorous, grave, witty, tragic and cynical as the occasion requires.
Three Portraits: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin (1940)
They did this on the contemptible pretext, pleaded by all unscrupulous and ambitious placemen, that the country stood in need of their services.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern: The Last of the Kaisers (1926)
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