Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play. Klemens von Metternich More Quotes by Klemens von Metternich More Quotes From Klemens von Metternich In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age. Klemens von Metternich democracy government europe The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order. Klemens von Metternich departure order mean The events which can not be prevented, must be directed. Klemens von Metternich can-not events I have never feared that the revolution would be engendered by the universities; but that at them a whole generation of revolutionaries must be formed, unless the evil is restrained, seems to me certain.... The greatest and consequently most urgent evil now is the press.... All journals, pamphlets in Germany must be under a censorship. Klemens von Metternich generations evil history When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold. Klemens von Metternich cold paris europe The word 'Italy' is a geographical expression, a description which is useful shorthand, but has none of the political significance the efforts of the revolutionary ideologues try to put on it, and which is full of dangers for the very existence of the states which make up the peninsula. Klemens von Metternich effort expression history Ten million ignorances do not constitute one knowledge. Klemens von Metternich democracy ignorance knowledge I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing. Klemens von Metternich too-late history world Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. Klemens von Metternich moderation failing circumstances The obvious is always least understood. Klemens von Metternich understanding history thinking The men who make history have not time to write it. Klemens von Metternich writing men history It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them. Klemens von Metternich useless history ideas Stability is not immobility. Klemens von Metternich stability security When France sneezes, all of Europe catches cold. Klemens von Metternich france cold europe Error has never approached my spirit. Klemens von Metternich errors spirit history Italy is only a geographical expression. Klemens von Metternich expression history Italy is a geographical expression. Klemens von Metternich individualism expression When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold. Klemens von Metternich cold paris europe
