Found power
And it is quite likely that the saying attributed to Gerrnan ministers-"Unser Kaiser ist absolut wenn er nur unser
Willen tut" (Our emperor is absolute if only he does what we will)-applied
to Witte, who found power through his sovereign.
Sergei Witte and the twilight of imperial Russia : a biography by Harcave, Sidney,
Why does the saying apply to Witte (Prime Minister)? If he found power through sovereign it means that the sovereign didn't do what they (government) willed? Thanks
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Vladv Why does the saying apply to Witte (Prime Minister)? The saying is in garbled English. I can't tell what it is supposed to mean.
- Vladv Why does the saying apply to Witte (Prime Minister)?
- The saying is in garbled English.
- I can't tell what it is supposed to mean.
- I can guess, but I try to avoid doing that.
- Still, Witte "found power through his sovereign", meaning perhaps that Alexander would do him favors, or that his connection with the sovereign gave him influence.
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VladvWhy does the saying apply to Witte (Prime Minister)?
The saying is in garbled English. I can't tell what it is supposed to mean. I can guess, but I try to avoid doing that. Still, Witte "found power through his sovereign", meaning perhaps that Alexander would do him favors, or that his connection with the sovereign gave him influence.
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