The influential German journalist Ludwig von Rochau, who coined the term Realpolitik, described the new German mood on the eve of Otto von Bismarck’s last war of unification. German unity was not a question of the heart’s desire; it was “a mundane business transaction, in which no one should lose, but everyone should grab as much as they could for themselves.”
著名德国记者罗豪（Ludwig von Rochau）创造了“现实政治”（Realpolitik）一词，用来描述俾斯麦最后的统一战争前夕的德国民情。德国统一不是心中愿望的问题；而是“一个普通的商业交易，没人会在其中损失，但所有人都会为他人尽量争取。”