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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Design Execution Generosity Humanity Inspirational Man Moderation Success
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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Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Call Journalist Mistake Person
A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Caution Freedom One Liner Peace
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Deceive Finding Truth
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Army Border Conquer Eloquence
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Destiny Strong Weakness Wisdom
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
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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Choose Course Government Right
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Believe Deny Official Politics
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Law Rule See
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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History Paper Print Writing
Politics is the art of the possible.
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Art One Liner Politics Possible
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Cease Conflict Existence Struggle
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Execution Planning Poor Result Yield
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Country Expression Speak
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Emperor Naked Sight
Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Blind Friendship Love Notice
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Consideration Endeavor Evil Nation Spare Victory War
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Except Eyes People Wep
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine

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