Since in international life there are only natural, sober interests, it should be based neither on gratitude nor on family connections.
Family connections were as useless in preserving Prussia and Austria from war as they were for Germany and England.
In Europe, we have more difficult obstacles to overcome than those, for instance, which exist for England…
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