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Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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