Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
OTTO VON BISMARCKNever believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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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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Politics ruins the character.
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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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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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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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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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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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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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