Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
OTTO VON BISMARCKThe main thing is to make history, not to write it.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Great men have great dogs.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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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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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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