Carl Ritter

“wir konnen warten. wissen macht frei [we can wait. knowledge liberates]. in these confident words the stalwart Ritter von Schmerling expressed the rationalistic expectations of the political process at the beginning of the liberal era in 1861.at the end of that era, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal, scion of a cultivated middle-class family, offered a different formula for political success: politics is magic. he who knows how to summon the forces from the deep, him will they follow.””

“I noticed that he wasn’t looking at me while we talked. After we finished the take, I asked him where he’d been looking. “Your ear,” he replied. “Why?” I asked in surprise. “Because that way more of my face is on camera. Don’t look at the other actors. Look in three-quarters, so your face is more prominent. Stick with me. I’ll teach you some tricks.” And Walter did teach me. He shared his bag of tricks for how to make the most of a scene. Walter was one of the greatest scene-stealers I’ve ever known”

“Wir können warten. Wissen macht frei.” (We can wait. Knowledge liberates.) In these confident words the stalwart Ritter von Schmerling expressed the rationalistic expectations of the political process at the beginning of the liberal era in 1861.29 At the end of that era, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal, scion of a cultivated middle-class family, offered a different formula for political success: “Politics is magic. He who knows how to summon the forces from the deep, him will they follow.””