Politics ruins the character.
OTTO VON BISMARCKBeware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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 journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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