A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics ruins the character.
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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 medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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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 have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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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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