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Excerpt from The German Emperor's Speeches: Being a Selection From the Speeches, Edicts, Letters, and Telegrams of the Emperor William II The strong desire for peace which was expressed in the Chancellor's speech made an exceedingly favourable impression on the whole world, and, at the same time, the energy and the preparedness for fighting which the speech displayed had the effect of temporarily silencing the mischief-makers. Prince William, who had not the least idea himself how near he was to the position of Emperor and ruler of the destinies of the Empire, felt himself constrained to counteract the rumours which gathered round his person. He was thought to be not only an enthusiastic soldier, but also ambitious of military distinction, and a hot-head who in his youthful rashness was supposed to be ready to stake everything that the German Empire had won in the last two decades on the chances of a wanton war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.