Bernays, page 18: `In 1804, when N ordered the German princes - including Dalberg* - to Mainz in order to announce to them his plan to form a third power in Germany, which would be able to stand against Prussia, Russia and Austria, Dalberg tried - very mildly - to criticise the plan. N snapped `Very well, if German imperial princes do not want my protection, I shall give their lands to those who adopt my plans.`
Page 33: `The mood of the people and the prince were not now so rosy, when The Protector` demanded 20% of every citizen`s annual income as `War Tax`.
* Dalberg was N`s chosen candidate to rule the new Grand Duchy of Frankfurt.