The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
OTTO VON BISMARCKGreat men have great dogs.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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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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Great men have great dogs.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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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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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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