The Germans have dealt in materialistic facts.

But with the spirit that moulds and makes history they are all awry.

With the Germans, individuals are units and are counted from the outside, never from the inside.

That is why her diplomacy is not only a failure, but offensive: it never differentiates among nations and peoples according to that which is within the mind and the heart of the people.
The German Emperor directed the Austrian ultimatum to Servia, insisting upon stronger demands than were at first proposed.

Then, turning his back upon the scene, he was able to protest that he was not responsible.