Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
OTTO VON BISMARCKMan cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Great men have great dogs.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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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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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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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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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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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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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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