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Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. He was the eldest grandchild of the Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe, most notably King George V of the United Kingdom and Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.

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For the first time , I am ashamed to be a German.

Ashamed, First Time, Firsts, German, Shame, Time

Called to the throne of my fathers, I have taken over the government, looking to the King of all kings, and have vowed to God, following the example of my father, to be a righteous and gentle prince, to foster piety and the fear of God, to maintain peace, to further the welfare of the country, to be a help to the poor and oppressed, and to be to the righteous man a true protector.

Country, Father, Kings, Maintain, Righteous, True

We have conquered for ourselves a place in the sun. It will now be my task to see to it that this place in the sun remains our undisputed possession, for our future lies upon the water.

Future, Lying, Possession, Task, Tasks, Water

It is the soldier and the army, not parliamentary majorities and decisions, that have welded the German Empire together. I put my trust in the army.

Army, Decision, Empire, German, Parliamentary, Soldier

Should you encounter the enemy, he will be defeated! No quarter will be given! Prisoners will not be taken! Whoever falls into your hands is forfeited. Just as a thousand years ago the Huns under their King Attila made a name for themselves, one that even today makes them seem mighty in history and legend, may the name German be affirmed by you in such a way in China that no Chinese will ever again dare to look cross-eyed at a German.

Encounter, Fall, German, Kings, Taken, Today

England must have the mask of Christian peaceableness [peacefulness] torn publicly from her face. . . Our consuls in Turkey and India, agents, etc. must inflame the whole Muslim world to wild revolt against this hateful, lying, conscienceless people of hagglers. For even if we are to be bled to death, at least England shall lose India.

Christian, Death, Hateful, Inflame, Lying, Turkeys

You English are like mad bulls. . . you see red everywhere! What on earth has come over you, to heap on us such suspicion as is unworthy of a great nation. I regard this as a personal insult. . . You make it uncommonly difficult for a man to remain friendly to England.

Bulls, Insults You, Like, Mad, Make, Men

Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.

Beer, Funny, Give, Kings, Woman, Women

Our German Fatherland to which I hope will be granted. . . to become in the future as closely united, as powerful, and as authoritative as once the Roman world-empire was, and that, just as in the old times they said, Civis romanus sum, hereafter, at some time in the future, they will say, I am a German citizen.

Citizens, Fatherland, Future, German, Powerful, World

The tsar [Nicholas II] is not treacherous but he is weak. Weakness is not treachery, but it fulfils all its functions.

Fulfils, Function, Treachery, Weakness

I am not a man who believes that we Germans bled and conquered thirty years ago [to be] pushed aside when great international decisions are made. If that were to happen, the place of Germany as a world power would be gone for ever. I am not prepared to let that happen.

Believe, Germans, International, Men, Place, Years

I am the emperor of Germany, but you are the emperor of chefs.

Chefs, Cooking, Emperor, Food, Germany

Germany's greatness makes it impossible for her to do without the ocean, but the ocean also proves that even in the distance, and on its farther side, without Germany and the German Emperor, no great decision dare henceforth be taken.

Distance, Impossible, Ocean, Taken, War