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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Civilization Possess Religion Seek Worth
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
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Fools Philosophy Truth World
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
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
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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History Learning
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Bore Done
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Call Journalist Mistake Person
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 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
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine
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 Humanity Inspirational Man Moderation Success
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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Die Eyes Soldier Start War
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
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
People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
Great men have great dogs.
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Dog Men One Liner
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
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Emperor Naked Sight
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
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
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Country Politics Secret
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Law Rule See
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Deceive Finding Truth
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
A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Caution Freedom One Liner Peace

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