Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPeople never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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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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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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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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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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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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