When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
OTTO VON BISMARCKNo civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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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Politics is not an exact science.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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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 conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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