A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKHounds follow those who feed them.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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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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Great men have great dogs.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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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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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Politics ruins the character.
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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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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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