I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics is the art of the possible.
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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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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 bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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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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Politics is not an exact science.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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