History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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