I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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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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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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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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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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