Otto von Bismarck's Blood and Iron Speech

Bismarck responds to Max von Forckenbeck's lengthy arguments about appropriation rights and Art. 99 of the constitution and the people's wish for a shortened military service.
Transcript: www.emersonkent.com/speeches/b...
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[@SWCaptainREX]

Thanks for all the love in the comments, I love you too!

[@theTOOLshed1]

@@irrsch what is this chicken scratch you just wrote. You don't really think that's German, right?

[@gamelandmaster3680]

@@irrsch Du hast mich zum Lachen gebracht, damit die Arbeit fur dich erledigt ist

[@charles_sumner3088]

Hello my doppelgänger

[@brandonmartin9572]

What a chad

[@HangLooseMongooseYT]

Imagine a world where Bismarck wasn't prematurely removed from authority. What an amazing leader

[@FeHearts]

Bismarck was a great leader in his younger years, but did not change with the times which led to his downfall. Fun Fact: Bismarck did have any experience in government before his nomination as minister-president of Prussia in 1862. Kind of like someone else who just became President.

[@TotalWar305]

Bismarck was appointed to the Prussian legislature in 1847, and served both in government, and as a diplomat between then and 1862.

[@FeHearts]

Does diplomat count as a politician, because that what I meant by government. The Prussian Legislature I did not know through.

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

Continuation of status quo would have been better for europe at large, given the disruption would lead to WW1.

[@FeHearts]

Impossible, France wanted to regain lost territory, Britain to cripple Germany, and Russia's relations with Germany went sour after being denied Constantinople.

[@Fincarn5]

I really hope for Germany's sake that their next leaders motto will be "What would Otto Von Bismarck do?" now more than ever.

[@manbro3260]

True

[@Hunter-bx9lk]

Yes! He was the greatest statesman.

[@dustinwatkins7843]

No. Post-COVID, *now* more than ever

[@kevinthedude9852]

That would be insanely awesome

[@midwestmage7173]

I do love the Ancient Recitations, glad you made this channel.

[@Siam2233]

Looks like someone wants to make Germany great again

[@hl2cheaterking]

I think the Kaiser was also responsible. Especially by destroying the Russian relationship that Bismarck had been trying to fix, or atleast not provoke for years. He knew it would set off some kind of war. What he didn't know was the scale.

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

Hurray, longer military service. :P

[@yotamkaspi8508]

"Make Germany" ~ Bismarck

[@johnsmith4630]

mr box haha.

[@johnsmith4630]

Mendel can you tell me more about them?

[@awesomegamer31]

For the third time, asking for a patreon feed for Ancient Recitations! I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to support just this channel! I love the historical content here, and I'd love to support it.

[@ShinobiHOG]

I wish I knew more about Prussia. I think the backlash against the nazi drags down the history of Prussia with it by association.....

[@ShinobiHOG]

wasneeplus very cool, I appreciate the assistance.....

[@wasneeplus]

Shinobi HOG You're welcome. Haven't read it yet myself (though I intend to) but I have read other work by Christopher Clark. He's a good author, who gives a very interesting, detailed and complete view of his subjects.

[@ShinobiHOG]

wasneeplus that's definitely my preferred type of historical author. I don't care if what happened was good, bad or weird. I just want to have as many facts as I can and then form my own opinions without any bias narrative influencing them.....

[@Dke721]

I think there were some admirable things about Prussia. I can easily see the logic of why they made the choice's they made, but those choice's had as many pitfalls and weaknesses as strengths. There are quite a few good books in English on Bismark and a few on Prussia. Iron Kingdom by Christopher Clark is a good place to start.

[@Dke721]

Oh and someone already posted the link, nevermind.

[@AnarchHive]

Sargon, did you know there are actual recordings of Bismarcks voice? They used an Edison phonograph and he said among other things a few words of advice to his son.

[@dragoncatsage3049]

Hans Wurst really is there a link you can give me to these maybe with some translations?

[@AnarchHive]

@Vandan Patel Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6voKOum9qVors In the description there's also a link to a webpage with the recording (among others) and an English transcript.

[@andljoy]

History has taught us many things, one of the most important is "Do not fuck with Otto", Ott is on the ball, listen to him or tragedy will ensue.

[@alabasterscarf612]

I was already subscribed to Sargon's main channel, but I found this just by chance from looking for an English translation of this speech. Today's my lucky day, it seems. I didn't even know this channel existed!

[@SnlDrako]

I feel like this should be played in every goddamn history class.

[@Champion_14]

Great speech, great reading.love your stuff sargon.

[@sethapex9670]

please do more readings. i would love to hear you read the road to serfdom and the wealth of nations.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

I don't think Sargon has had enough Red Pills to be able to withstand reading The Road To Serfdom yet. Give him a few more years.

[@richard343s]

[Prussian glory intensifies]

[@RAJAT6555]

It's not surprising that the great Oswald Spengler had so much respect for Bismarck.

[@MrLordmonty1]

Since I had to do a fucking whole year of highschool of bismarck from a shit Modern History Teacher, I finally able to get justice for such a fucking epic man. Thanks again Carl.

[@psykohippo]

Love this channel. But i would like, if the tekst could be on the screen, while it is read.

[@Naomi_Boyd]

I'm looking forward to Danerys Targaryen's Fire and Blood speech.

[@privateaccount4164]

Don't think she has either fire or blood in her anymore.

[@emyrronain6983]

Then you found a real hero's speech

[@txorimorea3869]

This aged worse than milk...

[@Naomi_Boyd]

@@txorimorea3869 Worse than raw chicken left outside in the middle of July.

[@LHudsonARTLIFTS]

You should have done this in a German accent to help immerse us in the moment

[@user-sd8ec5jv2z]

Should have gotten Kraut and Tea to read this.

[@Fasterlion0913]

So kids this is the story how Blood & Iron in roblox has been created.

[@jl_jc]

Oh, weird to find you here .. (CJ_921343) btw

[@Wiikiizu9738]

@@jl_jc Hello, I also never expect to see my main account here.

[@jl_jc]

@@Wiikiizu9738 aight

[@barbarahuff117]

Having little education, don't mind me while hitch hiking along with you and your comment audience for a toenail grasp on history. Thanks, and will tune in again.

[@FlamingAnimation]

Sargon of Akkad? Is that you?

[@IvorMektin1701]

Nice timing!

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Einer der besten, die wir je hatten. 🖤🖤🤍🤍❤❤

[@Keandros]

Time to go play Civilization again.... Great video, first one of this channel that I discovered. More Sargon is always good.

[@mrreggin1]

Sargon, can you do Isaiah Berlin's Two Concepts of Liberty lecture please? :D

[@abelmexikano]

hasn't the reader made an audiobook of The Prince, by Machiavelli? I recognized that voice.

[@mehmehmeh360]

oh i remember this guy

[@zackcash4941]

I like the fast readings Sargon :)

[@Ouvii]

Hilarious. I discovered Sargon when he was bashing someone from Extra Credits, and now I got to this video from the third in their Extra History series on Bismark.

[@fakhrithegaming7280]

i hope theres otto von bismark II

[@1293ST]

My Idols: Einstein, Tolkien, and Bismarck!

[@Neger-Mussert]

1293ST wasnt Einstein a fraud?

[@IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg]

Carl is it you

[@saimbhat6243]

Just a question, was he jumping and his body parts shaking while giving this speech. If it is not, then no, I can't imagine it.

[@Ineedto-vu2te]

i needed to analyze his speech in an exam

[@patrickdawson6281]

sargon?

[@klodpraisor]

3:00 BLUT UND EISEN

[@filipzietek5146]

Bayden?

[@Bioshock2131]

Man how Germany has fallen so far

[@Yokou32]

would like to see how Bismarck would react to modern day germany

[@Charles-hy6gp]

Its because the wrong side won WW1 and WW2, look out who created Frankfurt School and Cultural Marxism. Hitler and Mussolini were against democracy because it turned to be always a plutocracy

[@immersegrafx]

Don't compare WWI Germany to WWII Germany, they were completely different. Hitler was a delusional occultist, centered around killing minorities. The German Empire is superior to Nazi Germany in every single way. It would bring great shame to every Kaiser of Germany knowing people like you think it's the same thing. I agree with your comment regarding WWI, but certainly not your comment regarding WWII.

[@judgegrinch1139]

To my surprise I was reading Sargon's tweets, decided to do some homework and boom Sargon is the first video. I didn't even know this was a Sargon channel. What a weird world we live in.

[@mattcoily6281]

Blood and iron ..

[@user-wl4sr4tl7f]

Play at .5 speed

[@2pro4uscrubz99]

Gotta erhalte Franz den Kaiser

[@neurohackstv5723]

A cool guy.

[@elliotttheneko]

Our blood is too hot We should make armour even though it is to heavy and big for us As history is not made by speeches or votes But by iron and blood.

[@theworld9247]

Yo, what in the... ? I search for a Bismarck audio book, and in top 10 there's a narration by Sargon's long forgotten channel 🤣🤣

[@leonardcooper4205]

1.25 speed is perfect btw

[@augustulus1277]

I can’t handle the name 'Blood and Iron' without thinking of that one roblox game

[@Gguy061]

People give lip service to freedom as something that can be taken away by government, but they never talk about it in the sense as something that can be taken away by a foreign, hostile force. A constitution can uphold the rights of the people, but a strong military can, too, and is of equal importance, if not more. Rights mean nothing if they can be taken away by a foreign adversary

[@jerrykeranen813]

You got the voice and knowledge only missing is animations we millenials cant stand watching something that wont move :D

[@noneednoneed5752]

TLDR: Fuck Lawyers ...

[@tsar389]

Bismarck was a powerful man physically and mentally, his mind was as sharp as a sword while his voice was like a volley of cannonades. He was shot 3 times at point blank range and apprehended the assassin and continued on with his walk home. He rightfully warned the arrogant Wilhelm II that Europe was a powderkeg and some damned foolish thing in the Balkans will set off a chain reaction.

[@Ivan-vn1pd]

Nicht im Deutsch Sargon?

[@OldeCountryHomesteading]

Blut und Eisen!

[@luftwaffle3766]

Soop

[@AgonifyeR24]

I need more context to properly enjoy this.

[@Bobsend]

Go and find the context for yourself then.

[@GenghisKhanBruseySkyz]

Love sargon

[@jvikingj1006]

"not to it's liberalism but to it's power."

[@melindarivas9162]

Jesus how many accounts does Sargon have

[@xbox_cheeto5338]

I always find it such a shame that the central powers could never get Russia on their side. Largely this was a war of western liberal capitalism vs heartland European traditionalism. Russia was the epitome of this ideal, Germany merely showed how this could be continued post industrialization. Geographically it made sense why such an alliance could not work: Germany, AU, and Russia would have little to nowhere to expand in a given war. But as far as the ever increasing trend of ideology became present in favour of balance of power and influence potential goes, this choice makes more sense in the long term. Plus, hypothetically it could have still worked if Germany prioritized Russian friendship over Austrian, thus securing their Italian alliance more definitely, and likewise perhaps attain some neighboring Balkan states as allies too. Bulgaria and Romania namely, if not one then both surely. This would likewise mean that the Ottomans would have to be more western oriented as well as Russian rivalry and potential Balkan alliances would have demanded so. But who cares, growing empires make far better allies than declining ones! Largely speaking, Russia needed Germany and Germany needed Russia. Russia needed Germany's industry and army to protect herself for the next 50 years prior to becoming totally self defensible and reliant, while Germany would likewise need her afterwords a similar protection against an ever more American west and also the resources. Hell, I would bet favouring a Russian immigration trend of German emmigrants over a north American one could have helped both likewise as well, assuming somehow this was promoted over the latter. Austria was a decent ally for Germany, certainly reliable and good for positioning but.. she had all the same faults as Germany suffered except with added baggages on top of it all. This made Germany have to favour an over aggressive foreign policy that *needed* war sooner rather than later, or else risk only further losing their industrial edge to the surrounding eastern and western economies.

[@supercalifragilisticexpial7380]

Blood and Iron is my gym name

[@Buchinator12]

I dont get how people are saying that Bismarck was oh such a great person. Sure he did "unify" germany, but austria was still a thing, so it was just another sign of the Prussian Austro Dualism imo. Bismarck was german, but first and foremost prussian and you can obviously tell.

[@user-wl4sr4tl7f]

MGGA!

[@thevanillamaster8103]

Is that KARL BENJAMIN???

[@__Jp]

*I expected it to be in German*

[@griffon129]

The “stepfather” from AppleBee’s.

[@iminyourhouserightnow.6526]

Hell yeah Bismark and Kissinger for the win!

[@geostokes8573]

read moar

[@ilyesistvan8331]

Sounds nice until you understand that they would use your iron and they would take your blood

[@joebustos3513]

otto von Bismarck is The Best war tactician ever why do you think Germany won war's in The 19th century after Kaiser Wilhelm 2 fired Otto von Bismarck That spelled The End of The German Empire in 1918 so Kaiser Wilhelm 2 dug his own grave figurely speaking and Otto von Bismarck is ahead of his time

[@arimkaly3323]

Bismarck was a politician, not a general. Moltke won the war

[@benjones292]

Was not expecting to hear that voice. Scared the shit out of me.

[@mattcoily6281]

Peter's Russians... professional Russians...

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

Sargon?

[@mattcoily6281]

Just look at England dressed like that ...

[@tombstoner6360]

hardly lesser known, hardly ancient

[@mattcoily6281]

Doesn't he doesn't just appear a perfect example of a English man

[@mattcoily6281]

Men of iron sometimes get rusty underpants

[@mattcoily6281]

Men of iron sometimes get rusty underpants ..

[@GangGang-qk1se]

You sound like Sargon

[@nickmoser7785]

Is this really Sargon"the black but not really" Akkad

[@nonstoprook8139]

It's truly ironic that the German Empire would be birthed by "Blood and Iron", but it was also Blood and Iron that destroyed it at the end of WW1.

[@markjohnson9455]

I compared Bismarck's B/I speech with Lincoln's G/A address to find there are similarities in how both Lincoln and Bismarck wanted national unity, but the tone of the speech is quite different. I would argue that Lincoln had remorse whereas Bismarck was a blood-thirsty tyrant. Both speeches along with national events in the U.S. show that citizens can only be united when they want to be and no leader can force them together. I think Lincoln was a tyrant with a heart while Bismarck lacked one.

[@jeffha3]

Yeah but what about Trump though?

[@zacharyrobson2806]

I feel like this has something to do with the anti-trump riots

[@almostharvestingseasonitis3151]

What you came here for: 3:00

[@nicolasguiresse906]

the world is going to collapse and I know it but I'm too lazy to do something it,not fix it but afterwards :'v

[@AirAfter]

German Reich

[@amadiohastruck4331]

Sargon of Akkad?

[@IsraelLuisGeerRivera-ff4cg]

Holy shit it’s you Sargon

[@raiden6156]

Sargon?