Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
OTTO VON BISMARCKLaws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Great men have great dogs.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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