Klemens von Metternich Quotes

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I made history and therefore did not find time to write it.

Klemens von Metternich

The greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make, but recognising when to make them.

Klemens von Metternich

Italy is a geographical concept.

Klemens von Metternich

Revolutions begin in the best heads, and run steadily down to the populace.

Klemens von Metternich

The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order'. Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.

Klemens von Metternich

Of his downfall:

I feel obliged to call to the supporters of the social uprising: Citizens of a dream-world, nothing is altered. On 14 March 1848, there was merely one man fewer.

Klemens von Metternich

Klemens von Metternich

Klemens von Metternich

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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

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