The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Politics ruins the character.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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