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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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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Believe Deny Official Politics
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Deceive Finding Truth
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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Blood Decision Iron Majority Question Settle Speech
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Cure Evil Law Medicine
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Fools Inspirational Learning Man Mistake Wise
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
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Fools Philosophy Truth World
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Civilization Possess Religion Seek Worth
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
Politics is not an exact science.
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Exact One Liner Politics Science
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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