The whole book is impregnated and permeated with boundless admiration and unqualified praise.

The Emperor gave me the book when I was leaving, and I read it through when in the train.
I was asked a few weeks later by a German officer what I thought of the book.

I replied that it was trash and could only harm the Emperor, and that it should be confiscated.

The officer shared my opinion, but said that the Emperor had been assured on all sides that the book was a splendid work and helped to fire the spirit of the army; he therefore had it widely distributed.

Once, at a dinner at Count Hertling's, I called his attention to the book and advised him to suppress it, as such a production could only be detrimental to the Emperor.