Prussian prime minister Otto von Bismarck gives a speech to the Budget Committee of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies that has become known as his 'Blood and Iron' speech. In this he declares that warfare rather than speeches or parliamentary politics is the path to an advantageous position for Prussia German unification.
Please log in to
consult the article in its entirety. If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing
institution (see List), you should be able to access the LE on
campus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we
offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. If
you are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal
subscription. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions.
52 words
Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bismarck's 'Blood and Iron' speech". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18442, accessed 24 April 2024.]
