Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhen you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Great men have great dogs.
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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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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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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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