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Gentlemen, the item on today's agenda has often been described as the keystone of the German constitution; even the committee's report states that it is the pinnacle of the German constitution. […] I would like to draw your attention to the significance of today's social movement. Remember that our movement was also largely based on the assumption that the people are materially miserable. It was not about creating mere political forms in the present. You must all be convinced that only when the people can live materially contentedly will any form of government have any basis. And now I ask, if you have placed the imperial luxury at the head of the state, will it not be imitated from top to bottom, down to the smallest prince? People have complained about the princes' extravagance; what will it be like when the lesser princes want to imitate the emperor! We retain our endless expenditures for standing armies, for the entire civil service, in short, all the burdens that the old system had. These are increased by the Empire, and material prosperity cannot be promoted. […] Gentlemen! Do not place an emperor at the head of Germany […], you will remain halfway through the movement and you will build a structure that will very soon be torn down by the ongoing movement of the times. (Applause from the Left.)