A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
OTTO VON BISMARCKUniversal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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