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Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.
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Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Fear God World
Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Army Border Conquer Eloquence
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
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Except Eyes People Wep
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Country Expression Speak
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Execution Planning Poor Result Yield
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Fraud Gentleman Society
A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Beat Deal Follow Generation
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Law Rule See
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Humanity Inspirational Man Moderation Success
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Country Politics Secret
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart
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

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