... war broke out, would trample through the German states without giving it a second thought. The states were weak, undeveloped, disorganized, and begging for some type of guidance. This leadership would come from Prussia, with Otto von Bismarck at the wheel. Once appointed Chancellor of Prussia, Bismarck ... or the Vistula for a month from her ambitious neighbors." Rothfels, p. 48 and 49. To make the rest of the world to be on their toes, and to state Prussia's new policy, Bismarck gave his first speech as prime minister one of a grave seriousness. "The great questions of the day ... will...

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