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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Choose Course Government Right
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Country Politics Secret
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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History Learning
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Consideration Endeavor Evil Nation Spare Victory War
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Country Expression Speak
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Fraud Gentleman Society
Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Dog Feed Follow One Liner Pet
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart

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