Otto von Bismarck on history
Otto von Bismarck50 quotes“The main thing is to make history, not to write it.”
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Politics is the art of the possible.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Great men have great dogs.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck 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.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
Otto von BismarckOtto von Bismarck
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