Excerpt from Imperial Germany: A Critical Study of Fact and Character
It has not been my aim in this book on "Imperial Germany" to dwell on the material aspects of German life, except indirectly and when they are the cause or result of something deeper. This I have endeavoured to present without bias with its advantages and its drawbacks - viz., the general character, ethical and ?sthetical, of the great people to whom we are allied by ties of blood as well as by tradition. I have not attempted to write an all-round book on Germany, such as Mr. Escott"s comprehensive work on England, but I have examined some of the leading characteristics of Germany and its people, observed by myself during a long residence in the country. If I only succeed in inspiring a few of my readers with an increased interest in the great Teutonic nation, whose power in our day is one of the safest guarantees of European peace, I shall not have laboured in vain. Some of my conclusions may at first sight appear contradictory, but on a topic like the present one much, of course, depends upon the standpoint you take in viewing it. It has been my aim to speak the truth fearlessly.
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