Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
OTTO VON BISMARCKOnly a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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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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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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