Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCKNever believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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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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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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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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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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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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