▁his ▁mem oir s ▁that ▁" the ▁el ite ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁German ▁political ▁and ▁parliament ary ▁l umin aries " ▁had ▁been ▁assemble d ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament . ▁These ▁included : ▁Rudolf ▁von ▁B enn ig sen , ▁Karl ▁Braun ▁of ▁Hessen - N ass au , ▁Hermann ▁Heinrich ▁Be cker , ▁Maxim ilian ▁Franz ▁August ▁von ▁For cken beck , ▁Gustav ▁Fre yt ag , ▁Rudolf ▁G ne ist , ▁Edu ard ▁L ask er , ▁Johannes ▁von ▁Mi quel , ▁Gott lie b ▁Plan ck , ▁Eugen ▁Rich ter , ▁Edu ard ▁von ▁Sim son , ▁Maxim ilian ▁von ▁Sch wer in - P utz ar , ▁Hermann ▁Schul ze - Del itz sch , ▁Karl ▁T westen , ▁Hans ▁Victor ▁von ▁Un ru h , ▁Franz ▁Leo ▁Bened ikt ▁Wal deck , ▁Mor itz ▁W ig gers ▁and ▁Julius ▁W ig gers , ▁Ludwig ▁Wind th or st , ▁Hermann ▁von ▁Mall in ck rod t , ▁Georg ▁von ▁Vin cke , ▁Hermann ▁W ag ener , ▁and ▁May er ▁Carl ▁von ▁Roth sch ild . ▁In ▁addition ▁there ▁were ▁Gener als ▁selected ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁accomplish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Aust ro - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 : ▁Edu ard ▁Vog el ▁von ▁Fal cken stein ▁and ▁Karl ▁Friedrich ▁von ▁Stein met z . ▁ ▁B eb el ▁also ▁described ▁B ism ar ck ▁as ▁a ▁char ism atic ▁or ator ▁and ▁ended ▁his ▁di ary ▁with ▁an ▁assess ment , ▁which ▁was