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<blockquote data-quote="Naofumi" data-source="post: 47496" data-attributes="member: 39">you scoundrel! Don&#039;t soil these steps with your feet; these are the steps ofthe Pantheon of History, and they are not meant for status-seekers but formen of noble character!&quot;Such were the views I formed after two years of attending the sessionsof the Viennese Parliament.Then I never went back.3.16 THE COLLAPSING DUAL MONARCHYThe parliamentary regime was one of the chief reasons why theHabsburg State steadily declined during its final years. The more that theGerman element was whittled away through parliamentary procedure, thestronger was the system of playing off the various constituent nationalitiesagainst the other. In the Reichsrat, this always occurred at the expense ofthe Germans, which meant that the results were detrimental to the empireas a whole. At the close of the century, even a simpleton could see that thecohesive forces in the Dual Monarchy could no longer counterbalance theseparatist tendencies of the provincial nationalities.On the contrary.The measures that the state adopted for its own maintenance becameincreasingly mean-spirited; correspondingly, general disrespect for the stateincreased. Hungary and the various Slav provinces gradually ceased toidentify themselves with the unified monarchy, and therefore they didn&#039;tfeel its weakness as in any way detrimental to themselves. Rather, theywelcomed those symptoms of decay. They looked forward to the finaldissolution of the state, not to its recovery.Complete collapse was temporarily averted in parliament by thehumiliating concessions that were made to all kinds of annoying demands,at the expense of the Germans. Everywhere the defense of the state restedon playing off the various nationalities against one another. But the generaltrend of this development was always directed against the Germans. Giventhat the right of royal succession gave a certain influence to the ArchdukeFranz Ferdinand, a policy of increasing the power of the Czechs wassystematically enacted throughout the administration.9 With all the means</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naofumi, post: 47496, member: 39"] you scoundrel! Don't soil these steps with your feet; these are the steps of the Pantheon of History, and they are not meant for status-seekers but for men of noble character!" Such were the views I formed after two years of attending the sessions of the Viennese Parliament. Then I never went back. 3.16 THE COLLAPSING DUAL MONARCHY The parliamentary regime was one of the chief reasons why the Habsburg State steadily declined during its final years. The more that the German element was whittled away through parliamentary procedure, the stronger was the system of playing off the various constituent nationalities against the other. In the Reichsrat, this always occurred at the expense of the Germans, which meant that the results were detrimental to the empire as a whole. At the close of the century, even a simpleton could see that the cohesive forces in the Dual Monarchy could no longer counterbalance the separatist tendencies of the provincial nationalities. On the contrary. The measures that the state adopted for its own maintenance became increasingly mean-spirited; correspondingly, general disrespect for the state increased. Hungary and the various Slav provinces gradually ceased to identify themselves with the unified monarchy, and therefore they didn't feel its weakness as in any way detrimental to themselves. Rather, they welcomed those symptoms of decay. They looked forward to the final dissolution of the state, not to its recovery. Complete collapse was temporarily averted in parliament by the humiliating concessions that were made to all kinds of annoying demands, at the expense of the Germans. Everywhere the defense of the state rested on playing off the various nationalities against one another. But the general trend of this development was always directed against the Germans. Given that the right of royal succession gave a certain influence to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a policy of increasing the power of the Czechs was systematically enacted throughout the administration.9 With all the means [/QUOTE]

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