It would doubtless be best for us to remain permanently on a good footing with England, even, if practicable, to be in alliance with her, but that is… - Alfred von Waldersee

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It would doubtless be best for us to remain permanently on a good footing with England, even, if practicable, to be in alliance with her, but that is quite out of the question so long as this Power only wants to exploit us and in addition has the effrontery to make difficulties for us in our colonial policy everywhere. The astoundingly mean and shameless attacks made against the Kaiser by the English press will, one hopes, never be forgotten.

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About Alfred von Waldersee

Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee (8 April 1832 – 5 March 1904) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who became Chief of the Imperial German General Staff.

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Alternative Names: Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee Field Marshal Alfred Heinrich Karl Ludwig von Waldersee

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