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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Otto von Bismarck

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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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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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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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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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