I thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss.

The moral is obvious: it is that great armaments lead inevitably to war.

I had furthermore spoken on the assumption that Russia would mobilize, whereas the assumption of the German Government had hitherto been, officially, that Serbia would receive no support; and what I had said must influence the German Government to take the matter seriously.

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.

It soon became obvious that we were but on the threshold of the discovery.

Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?