Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
OTTO VON BISMARCKBeware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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 really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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 found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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