Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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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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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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 main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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