Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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