What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
OTTO VON BISMARCKAnyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Great men have great dogs.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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When 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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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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