The psychology of the Kaiser : a study of his sentiments and his obsessions / by Morton Prince.
- Prince, Morton, 1854-1929.
- Date:
- 1915
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The psychology of the Kaiser : a study of his sentiments and his obsessions / by Morton Prince. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Fatherland. If, therefore, I believe that there are any Socialist tendencies in the movement [the strike of 100,000 men], stirring up to unlawful resistance, I shall act with merciless rigour, and bring to bear all the power at my disposal—which is great.” Again: “ . . . the doctrines of the Social Democrats are not only opposed to the commandments of God and Christian morality, but are also altogether unpractical, being equally injurious to the individuals and the whole community.” So violent was the hatred of the Kaiser towards this party that he even thought it might come to suppressing it by the army. “For you,” he said to the young soldiers at Potsdam, “ there is only one foe, and that is my foe. In view of our present Socialist troubles, it may come to this, that I command you to shoot down your own relatives, brothers, and even parents, in the streets, which God forbid : but then you must obey my orders without a murmur.” Why so much feeling P Why such out- bursts of anger and hatred against a political party which in numbers was twice](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29816452_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
