The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
OTTO VON BISMARCKLaws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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