Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
OTTO VON BISMARCKThe 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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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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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 really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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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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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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