The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order. — Klemens von Metternich Copy Share Image
It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them. — Klemens von Metternich Copy Share Image
Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play. — Klemens von Metternich Copy Share Image
I have never feared that the revolution would be engendered by the universities; but that at them a whole generation of revolutionaries must be… — Klemens von Metternich Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. — Klemens von Metternich Copy Share Image
The word 'Italy' is a geographical expression, a description which is useful shorthand, but has none of the political significance the efforts of the… — Klemens von Metternich Copy Share Image
