I see that we must strike a balance. We have nearly reached the limit of our powers of resistance. The war must be ended.


Remarks made at the meeting of the German warlords at Advanced General Headquarters at Avesnes (11 August 1918), quoted in John Terraine, To Win A War: 1918 The Year of Victory (London: Cassell, 2003), p. 121.

Wilhelm II Quotes

I see that we must strike a balance. We have nearly reached the limit of our powers of resistance. The war must be ended.

I see that we must strike a balance. We have nearly reached the limit of our powers of resistance. The war must be ended.

I see that we must strike a balance. We have nearly reached the limit of our powers of resistance. The war must be ended.

I see that we must strike a balance. We have nearly reached the limit of our powers of resistance. The war must be ended.