Politics is not an exact science.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics 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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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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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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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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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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