An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
OTTO VON BISMARCKUniversal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Great men have great dogs.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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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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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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