The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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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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