Karl Benz could easily be described as timid, at least when it came to business.
He worked long hours perfecting his invention: the gasoline-powered "horseless carriage." It needed to be perfect, absolutely perfect, before Karl would dare show his creation in public.
There was good reason for trepidation, of course. Both the church and the Kaiser, powerful figures in 19th century Germany, were against the idea of anything replacing horses as transportation. A few years…
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