"The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime."

Portraits of the Players in the July Crisis.

Sources:

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Primary Documents: Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia, 23 July, 1914. https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/austrianultimatum.htm

The Willy-Nicky Telegrams. https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Willy-Nicky_Telegrams

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