The Radetzky March

Grandfather, son and grandson are equally dependent on the empire: the first for his enoblement; the second for the civil virtues that make him a meticulous servant of an administration whose failure he can neither comprehend nor survive; the third for the family standards of conduct which he cannot attain but against which he is unable to rebel.

Bunicul, fiul si nepotul sunt in egala masura dependenti de imperiu: primul pentru innobilarea sa; al doilea pentru virtutile civile care il fac un servitor meticulos al unei administratii al carei esec nici nu-l poate intelege si nici nu poate supravietui; al treilea pentru standardele familiale de conduita pe care nu le poate atinge, dar impotriva carora nu se poate razvrati.