Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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