All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKAll treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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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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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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