A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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