“Let us lift Germany, so to speak, into the saddle. Surely when that is achieved, it will succeed at riding as well.”

—  Otto von Bismarck

Setzen wir Deutschland, so zu sagen, in den Sattel! Reiten wird es schon können.
Speech to Parliament of Confederation (1867)
1860s

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