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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.

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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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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 main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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