History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
OTTO VON BISMARCKUniversal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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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 bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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