The German Emperor as Shown in His Public UtterancesWilliam II, German Emperor
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The German Emperor as Shown in His Public Utterances
William II, German Emperor
Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918 -- Sources; Germany -- Politics And Government -- 1871-1918
May the university further exercise her splendid privilege of fostering
true knowledge, which, as Humboldt has so well said, comes from man's
inner being to be planted again in his inner being, which creates and
reshapes character. Let her do this with that noble freedom which
sets laws unto itself and with that sense of exaltation which comes
from being the administrator of a treasure which belongs to the
whole of humanity. "_Communis hominum thesaurus situs est in magnis
veritatibus._"[46] But all truth is God's, and His spirit rests upon
every work which is grounded in and strives toward the truth. May this
spirit of truth live also in you students; may it be found in all the
workings of my dear institution of learning! Then will her age be like
her youth; she shall remain a city upon the hill, to which the peoples
make pilgrimage, and an ornament and treasure of the Fatherland.
[46] This phrase is taken from Leibnitz's dedication of the
_Miscellanea Berolinensia_ to King Frederick I.
THE EMPEROR IN BRUSSELS
OCTOBER 27, 1910
The Emperor and Empress, accompanied by the Princess Victoria
Luise, came to Brussels in order to repay the visit which the King
and Queen of Belgium had made to Potsdam in May, 1910. At the time
of the visit of King Albert to Berlin the Emperor did not take part
in the festivities, as he was suffering from a wound in the hand.
The honors were done by the Crown Prince. The Emperor's speech at
the banquet at the Royal Palace in Brussels calls for no comment.
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