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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Choose Course Government Right
A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Army Border Conquer Eloquence
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Death Fear Prevention Suicide War
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Beat Deal Follow Generation
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Destiny Strong Weakness Wisdom
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Civilization Possess Religion Seek Worth
Politics 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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Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Beware Compensation Conscious Deed Noble Sacrifice Sentimental
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Ability History Horse Judgment Leadership Politics
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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Agree Carry Intention Practice Principle
Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Blind Friendship Love Notice
Great men have great dogs.
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Dog Men One Liner
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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Die Eyes Soldier Start War
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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Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech
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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History Paper Print Writing
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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Fraud Gentleman Society
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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History Learning
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Fear God World
Politics is not an exact science.
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Exact One Liner Politics Science
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Call Journalist Mistake Person
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Country Politics Secret

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