. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. - one, but he had protestedagainst liberalism, and at once the Mamelukes of this most evil ATTACKS BY THE LIBERAL PARTY. 169 despot pounced upon him—upon this unfortunate member of thechivalry of the province of Saxony. The elder gentlemen were es-pecially offended, who had voluntarily taken the field in 1813, andhad now attributed the motive they thought then actuated them,and perhaps they really entertained, to the nation. It was curious,. BISMARCK IN 1847-1848. too, that they flatly denied the right of criticism to this member,on the ground th
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. - one, but he had protestedagainst liberalism, and at once the Mamelukes of this most evil ATTACKS BY THE LIBERAL PARTY. 169 despot pounced upon him—upon this unfortunate member of thechivalry of the province of Saxony. The elder gentlemen were es-pecially offended, who had voluntarily taken the field in 1813, andhad now attributed the motive they thought then actuated them,and perhaps they really entertained, to the nation. It was curious,. BISMARCK IN 1847-1848. too, that they flatly denied the right of criticism to this member,on the ground that he was not in existence in those great , with loud clamor, these gentlemen had given vent to theirmoral indignation, Bismarck again ascended the tribune; but the 170 THE PASQUINADES OF THE PRESS. anger of the liberals was so great that the Marshal had to use allhis authority to protect him during his speech. Bismarck now spoke fluently, in the manner since so familiar tous, but coldly and sarcastically : I can certainly not deny thatI did not as yet exist in those days, and I am truly sorry not tohave been permitted to take part in that movement; my regretfor this is certainly diminished by the explanations I have re-ceived just now upon the movements of that epoch. I alwaysthought the servitude against which the sword was then usedwas a foreign servitude; I now learn that it lay at home. Forthis correction I am not by any means grateful! The hisses of the liberals wer
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