All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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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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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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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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