I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is 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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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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