I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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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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Politics is not an exact science.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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