I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
OTTO VON BISMARCKAn appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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