The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Great men have great dogs.
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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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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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