A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWith a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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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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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
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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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