Quotes by Heinrich von Treitschke

"The grandeur of war lies in the utter annihilation of puny man in the great conception of the state, and it brings out the full magnificence of the sacrifice of fellow countrymen for one another...the love, the friendliness, and the strength of that mutual sentiment"
Heinrich von Treitschke
Heinrich von Treitschke

Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç fɔn ˈtʁaɪt͡ʃkə]; 15 September 1834 – 28 April 1896) was a German historian, political writer and National Liberal member of the Reichstag during the...