I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics 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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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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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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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