When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
OTTO VON BISMARCKNothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Great men have great dogs.
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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 generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Politics ruins the character.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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