The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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