German Revolution of 1918-1919

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    “So far no actual revolutionary masses have come into view. This might be considered sufficient reason for reproaching someone who has set out to describe a revolution. But it is not our fault. This is, after all, a German revolution.”
    —Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)

    “The German mind, may it live! Almost invisible as a mind, it finally manifests itself assertively as a conviction.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

    “The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations.... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution.”
    —John Adams (1735–1826)