Politics ruins the character.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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Great men have great dogs.
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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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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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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 really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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