. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. nd Austriahad descended to him from his fathers as a sacred tradition. Hewould readily have held out his hand, he would have desiredearnestly to remain true to tradition; nor did he remit in at-tempts and offers, until he knew that there was a change comingover the policy of Austria not tending to the good of Prussiaand Germany. He then changed with military precision. The 11 162 OPPOSITION TO PARLIAMENTARIANS!. vassal approached with full front before the throne of his liege,even against Austria. He did not do it secretly, but openly andhonestly
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. nd Austriahad descended to him from his fathers as a sacred tradition. Hewould readily have held out his hand, he would have desiredearnestly to remain true to tradition; nor did he remit in at-tempts and offers, until he knew that there was a change comingover the policy of Austria not tending to the good of Prussiaand Germany. He then changed with military precision. The 11 162 OPPOSITION TO PARLIAMENTARIANS!. vassal approached with full front before the throne of his liege,even against Austria. He did not do it secretly, but openly andhonestly; every one might be able to tell how it fared with himeverywhere. He defined his position in writing from Frankfurt,from St. Petersburg, from Paris, both by his own hand and bythat of others. And when, in 1862, he entered upon the conflict inherited byhim from the new era, the result of the thorny fight, at the headof the government, it was the mightiness of the kingdom, the po-sition of his liege lord, for which he fought for years with body. and soul against the pretensions of the parliamentary spirit, withglorious devotion and tough Brandenburg tenacity. The interior defense of the Prussian monarchy, in its inherentintegrity, the rehabilitation of the liberty of Germany, so impor-tant for its own safety, and a dignified attitude towards foreignnations, constitute the unity of the policy of Bismarck. Liberalism, democracy, the inimical jealousy of Austria, theenvy of foreign nations, with its train of parliamentary spirit andspecialisms—such are the enemies of the Prussian sovereignty;and Bismarck has, with equal courage and firmness, with as ENEMIES OF BISMAKCKS POLICY. 163 much insight as success, fought openly and honestly againstthese. And if all outward symptoms do not deceive us, he isnow powerfully preparing against another great foe of real sover-eignty—that is, bureaucracy, still lying armed to the teeth be-hind the Table of Green Cloth as its stronghold. In the
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