Carl Schurz and others, Speeches, correspondence and political papers of Carl Schurz… (1913)
“ If one wishes to have diplomatic influence, one must participate in the masquerade as gracefully as possible. I must wear a uniform and my wife must wear a court train. And to think of spending so much money, only to look as absurdly as others! But as many a wise man has already said, “Man is an adaptable creature,” even to the extent of seeming foolish to himself. ”
