There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Great men have great dogs.
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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 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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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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 conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Politics ruins the character.
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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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