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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Cease Conflict Existence Struggle
Politics is not an exact science.
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Exact One Liner Politics Science
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Death Fear Prevention Suicide War
I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Bore Done
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Execution Planning Poor Result Yield
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Courtesy Declare Observe Polite Rule War
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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History Learning
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
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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Agree Carry Intention Practice Principle
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
Politics is the art of the possible.
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Art One Liner Politics Possible
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart
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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Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Believe Deny Official Politics
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Emperor Naked Sight

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