[RAR!] Just one man. Or woman.

[Adrian Laguna]

I'll second Sherman! The South needs another round of... renovation.

It is not an excellent appeal for friendship, because that statement was not in accordance with German policy at that time.

The Kaiser was, in all honesty, not building all those battlewagons for the purpose of challenging Britain. There was a certain difference of opinion wherein the Germans thought they could try and equal Britain while still being friends, and the British saw the equality and friendship as mutually exclusive. So the statement is in accordance to German policy as the Germans saw it, but not in accordance to German policy as seen by the English, hence its diplomatic failure. However, I still can't help but warm-up to someone who opens a conversation with "You English are mad, mad, mad as March hares."

[Thanas]

I'll second Sherman! The South needs another round of... renovation.

It is not an excellent appeal for friendship, because that statement was not in accordance with German policy at that time.

The Kaiser was, in all honesty, not building all those battlewagons for the purpose of challenging Britain. There was a certain difference of opinion wherein the Germans thought they could try and equal Britain while still being friends, and the British saw the equality and friendship as mutually exclusive.

That it is a somewhat simplistic summary. Yes, the Kaiser thought he and Britain could work something out, however others like Tirpitz pursued the building of Dreadnoughts actively as a means of challenging Britain.

Plus consider the time - it is right up next to the Naval scare, where British paranoia reached insane levels (comparable to the USA and Iraq's non-existent WMD) and the British actually thought the germans were building up to 12 dreadnoughts. Calling people "mad" was certainly not the way to go. Do you speak german? Because I can forward you one of my papers on the subject if you want to.

[His Divine Shadow]

There isn't.

But are you that much of an egomaniac?

I'm just the only person I trust to get things done the way I want them to.

[Alerik the Fortunate]

Honestly, I'd be tempted to nominate myself and surround myself with all the advisors an emperor could ask for. There could be all sorts of fun experimentation. Otherwise, I'd resurrect and install Peter Drucker probably.