There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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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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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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