Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics is the art of the possible.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Politics ruins the character.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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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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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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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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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 bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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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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