Politics is the art of the possible.
OTTO VON BISMARCKUniversal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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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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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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 little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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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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