Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhat we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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