A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
OTTO VON BISMARCKOnly a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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