Hounds follow those who feed them.
OTTO VON BISMARCKBe polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Politics ruins the character.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Great men have great dogs.
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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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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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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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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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