People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPreventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being 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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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Great men have great dogs.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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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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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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