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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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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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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
OTTO VON BISMARCK

Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Except Eyes People Wep

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