The bold movement of the young Catholic priest of Prussian Silesia seemed to me full of promise to the cause of political as well as religious liberty in Europe.

That it failed was due partly to the faults of the reformer, but mainly to the disagreement of the Liberals of Germany upon a matter of dogma, which prevented them from unity of action.

Rouge was born in Silesia in 1813 and died in October, 1887.

His autobiography was translated into English and published in London in 1846.
Strike home, strong-hearted man! Down to the root Of old oppression sink the Saxon steel.
Thy work is to hew down.

In God's name then Put nerve into thy task.