Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCKHistory is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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