I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhen you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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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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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Great men have great dogs.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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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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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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