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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Agree Carry Intention Practice Principle
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
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
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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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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Cancer Government Law Politics
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 secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Country Politics Secret
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Ability History Horse Judgment Leadership Politics
A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Caution Freedom One Liner Peace
Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Government House Nursery Politics
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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History Paper Print Writing
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Dog Feed Follow One Liner Pet
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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Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech

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