All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Politics ruins the character.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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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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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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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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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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