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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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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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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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