Excerpt from Germany of the Germans

The object of this book is not to deal with the history of the German Empire, but to draw for the reader a simple pen-picture of the German nation as it is to-day - the Germany of the Germans. It is not the intention of the author to criticise ruler, people, constitution or institutions, but to give the result of many years' personal observation. He has had the advantage of working with German workmen, studying with the students, participating in the national sports, joining in the people's amusements, watching their politics, marching with their soldiers, coming in close contact with their officials, and paying their taxes - in fact, he has lived in north, south, east and west, in town and in country, the life of the people as far as a foreigner is able to do so.

Comparisons with the peoples and institutions of other nations have not been introduced into the book. The facts are given: the reader is left to draw his own conclusions.

Statistics have been avoided wherever possible, but in some instances it has been absolutely necessary to give figures in order to explain the subject under discussion. In these cases the most reliable authorities have been consulted either through books or personally.

It has been the endeavour of the author to avoid the use of foreign expressions throughout the book, and, where an exact rendering of a title or the name of an institution would be confusing to English readers, he has given the nearest English equivalent.

The book undoubtedly contains imperfections, which may give rise to criticism; but any errors that have been made have been committed in good faith.

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