Notwithstanding the
natural disinclination of the ruling factions of that country, the
general mass of the people are by no means averse to become members of
a vast central European empire, the unswerving ambition of the house
of the Hohenzollerns.
Since the days when the Counts of Nuremburg became electors of
Brandenburg, from the grosse Kurfurst, Frederick the Great, to the
present Emperor, the house of Hohenzollern has shown itself to be the
most virile dynasty in modern history. Not always clever, they
possessed the rare faculty of finding, developing and using men having
the necessary ability to execute their current policies.
In thoroughly feudal and aristocratic countries such as comprise
Central Europe, especially Germany, decided, unswerving aims are
necessary. If these policies are conducted in a clear, level-headed
manner, judiciously developing the wealth and culture of the general
masses, the stability of such a government or throne is well-nigh
unshakable.
It has often been spoken and written that in countries such as Germany
and Austria, Socialism, to quote but one of the numerous "isms," has
undermined existing governmental powers. To a close student, these
assertions are absolutely wrong. Teutonic Germanic races have ever
been given to deeply analytical, philosophical studies, criticising
and dissecting, the policies of their rulers.
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