There's a man alone, without family, without children, without God ... He [<nowiki/>Hitler] builds legions, but he doesn't build a nation. A nation i… - Wilhelm II

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There's a man alone, without family, without children, without God ... He [<nowiki/>Hitler] builds legions, but he doesn't build a nation. A nation is created by families, a religion, traditions: it is made up out of the hearts of mothers, the wisdom of fathers, the joy and the exuberance of children ... For a few months I was inclined to believe in National Socialism. I thought of it as a necessary fever. And I was gratified to see that there were, associated with it for a time, some of the wisest and most outstanding Germans. But these, one by one, he has got rid of or even killed ... He has left nothing but a bunch of shirted gangsters! This man could bring home victories to our people each year, without bringing them either glory or danger. But of our Germany, which was a nation of poets and musicians, of artists and soldiers, he has made a nation of hysterics and hermits, engulfed in a mob and led by a thousand liars or fanatics."

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Wilhelm II of Germany (27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918. He abdicated during the November Revolution, and fled to exile in the Netherlands.

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Alternative Names: Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen Friedrich Wilhelm Emperor William II Wilhelm II, German Emperor German Emperor Wilhelm II Wilhelm II. William II Wilhelm II of Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern Kaiser Wilhelm II Emperor Willlam

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