Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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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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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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