Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhat we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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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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Great men have great dogs.
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Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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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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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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