Lemmings Marching Off a Cliff...

Wolfgang Mommsen on Max Weber:

Max Weber was not unprepared for the misfortune that befell Germany and Europe in August 1914. He was nevertheless deeply disturbed that the Reich had to face a superior coalition in the battle to retain its position as a world power. He had viewed a war for German equality to be unavoidable, and he was in principle inclined to support such a way. The war turned out to be a struggle to preserve Germany's national existence. The catastrophic diplomatic...