Klemens von Metternich Quotes

In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.

Klemens von Metternich

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• In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.

  

  Klemens von Metternich
  • Democracy
  • Europe
  • Falsehood