Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Klemens von Metternich
Born: May 15, 1773
Died: June 11, 1859 (aged 86)
Bio: Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich was a German-born Austrian politician and statesman and one of the most important diplomats of his era, serving as the Foreign Minister of the Holy Roman Empire and its successor state, the Austrian Empire, from 1809 until the liberal revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.
Known for:
- Metternich: The Autobiography, 1773-1815
- Memoirs of Prince Metternich
- Memoirs of Prince Metternich