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Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Agree Carry Intention Practice Principle
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Country Expression Speak
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Deceive Finding Truth
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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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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Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Courtesy Declare Observe Polite Rule War
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Country Politics Secret
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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Government House Nursery Politics
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
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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Die Eyes Soldier Start War
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Call Journalist Mistake Person
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Cease Conflict Existence Struggle
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Beware Compensation Conscious Deed Noble Sacrifice Sentimental
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Fools Inspirational Learning Man Mistake Wise

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