Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
OTTO VON BISMARCKAn appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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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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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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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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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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