People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics is the art of the possible.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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Great men have great dogs.
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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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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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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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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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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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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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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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