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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Cease Conflict Existence Struggle
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
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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Cancer Government Law Politics
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Destiny Strong Weakness Wisdom
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Ability History Horse Judgment Leadership Politics
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Emperor Naked Sight
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart
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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Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation
Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Blind Friendship Love Notice
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Courtesy Declare Observe Polite Rule War
A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Army Border Conquer Eloquence
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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Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Government House Nursery Politics
Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Dog Feed Follow One Liner Pet

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