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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.

Otto von Bismarck

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Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
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
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Civilization Possess Religion Seek Worth
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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Choose Course Government Right
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Believe Deny Official Politics
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
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
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart
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
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
Politics is the art of the possible.
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Art One Liner Politics Possible
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Law Rule See
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Fear God World
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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