A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhat we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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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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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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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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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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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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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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