There is a wide sweep about my mind. I am always above and beyond the preoccupation of most public men; I cover a ground much vaster than they can se… - Klemens von Metternich

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There is a wide sweep about my mind. I am always above and beyond the preoccupation of most public men; I cover a ground much vaster than they can see. I cannot keep myself from saying about twenty times a day: 'How right I am, and how wrong they are.'

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About Klemens von Metternich

Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), was an Austrian diplomat who was at the center of European affairs for three decades as the Austrian Empire's foreign minister from 1809 and Chancellor from 1821 until the liberal Revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.

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Native Name: Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich-Winneburg-Beilstein Clemens Wenceslaus Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein
Alternative Names: Klemens Wenzel von Metternich Clement, Prince von Metternich Clemens von Metternich
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