There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
OTTO VON BISMARCKHistory is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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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 is not an exact science.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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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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