There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
OTTO VON BISMARCKAll treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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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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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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