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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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Design Execution Generosity Humanity Inspirational Man Moderation Success

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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Beware Compensation Conscious Deed Noble Sacrifice Sentimental
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Fear God 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
Politics is not an exact science.
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Exact One Liner Politics Science
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Emperor Naked Sight
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Law Rule See
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Believe Deny Official Politics
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Consideration Endeavor Evil Nation Spare Victory War
Politics is the art of the possible.
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Art One Liner Politics Possible
A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Beat Deal Follow Generation
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine
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
The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Future Nation School
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Deceive Finding Truth
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Government House Nursery Politics
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Fools Philosophy Truth World
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
Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Fraud Gentleman Society
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Except Eyes People Wep
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Death Fear Prevention Suicide War
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Courtesy Declare Observe Polite Rule War
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
Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Blind Friendship Love Notice
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Fools Inspirational Learning Man Mistake Wise
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Call Journalist Mistake Person

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