Image: Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Description: The caricature refers to the Carlsbad Decrees, which were implemented at the behest of Clemens Prince von Metternich. The decrees suppressed (national/liberal) student fraternities and imposed tight restrictions on freedom of expression. Contemporary lithograph mocking the new restrictions on the press and free expression. The sign on the wall behind the table reads: "Important question to be considered in today's meeting: 'How long will we be allowed to think?'" The sign in the upper-right corner lists the rules of the Thinkers' Club: "I. The president opens the meeting at precisely 8 a.m./ II. The first rule of a learned society is silence./ III. So that no member, having made full use of his tongue, will end up in prison, muzzles will be distributed upon entry./ IV. The object of discussion, which through mature reflection should be thoroughly discussed at each meeting, will be clearly written in capital letters on a board. [ . . . ] "
Title: Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Credit: http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/sub_image.cfm?image_id=427 Also, Michael Behnen, "Deutschland under Napoleon, Restauration und Vormärz," in Deutsche Geschichte, von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, Martin Vogt, Her. Frankfurt, Fischer, 2002. page 426.)
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