But there have been those who did not want to work, but wanted to rest on their laurels. They were our enemies. We angered them through our prosperou… - Wilhelm II

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But there have been those who did not want to work, but wanted to rest on their laurels. They were our enemies. We angered them through our prosperous development, our industry and science, our art and popular education, social legislation, etc. That raised our nation to a high place, and then came envy. Envy caused our opponents to fight, and so the war came over us who had no idea of it.