A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
OTTO VON BISMARCKThe secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Great men have great dogs.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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 conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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Politics ruins the character.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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