“Your Majesty, a telegram from the Kaiser. He offers his help in the...” – Military aide, Nicholas & Alexandra ... Movie Quotes Database

Military aide

[1914. The Tsar is sending and receiving telegrams to Kaiser Wilhelm II]

Your Majesty, a telegram from the Kaiser. He offers his help in the Serbian mess.

Tsar Nicholas II

You see, I knew I could count on Willy!

Prime Minister Witte

With all due respect to your cousin, sire, the Kaiser is a deceitful megalomaniac. If he is offering to help us out, then we really need to start praying.

In this scene

Tsar Nicholas II Michael Jayston More Tsar Nicholas II quotes →

More from Nicholas & Alexandra

Empress Dowager Marie I have come to congratulate you, Nicky. Tsar Nicholas II What for, Mama? Empress Dowager Marie For finding, in all of Russia's countless cretins, idiots and incompetents, the men least qualified to run your government! Tsar Nicholas II In a few months, these will be turnips. Grand Duchess Anastasia They are carrots. Tsarevitch Alexei And when they grow, will we still be around to eat them? Tsarevitch Alexei Why did you abdicate for me? You never asked! Tsar Nicholas II I did not want you to have to pay for my mistakes. Tsarevitch Alexei Am I not paying for them now? Are not we all?