Wir Deutsche fürchten Gott, aber sonst nichts in der Welt. Bismarck

Date

• ca. 1914-ca. 1918

Summary

• "We Germans fear God," Bismarck told members of Parliament on 6 February 1888, two years before his dismissal from office, "but nothing else in the world!' We may imagine that those strong words, inscribed under an armor-clad fist surrounded by deadly threats on Card 47, must have reassured its recipient.