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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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Cease Conflict Existence Struggle
People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
Hounds follow those who feed them.
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Dog Feed Follow One Liner Pet
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
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Execution Planning Poor Result Yield
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Except Eyes People Wep
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Country Expression Speak
A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Caution Freedom One Liner Peace
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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History Writing
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Call Journalist Mistake Person
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Deceive Finding Truth
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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Fraud Gentleman Society
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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Death Fear Prevention Suicide War
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
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
What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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History Learning
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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Consideration Endeavor Evil Nation Spare Victory War
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart
I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Bore Done
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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Destiny Strong Weakness Wisdom
Politics ruins the character.
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Character One Liner Politics Ruin
Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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Cancer Government Law Politics
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Beware Compensation Conscious Deed Noble Sacrifice Sentimental
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Greatness Humanity Man Moderation Success
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Ability History Horse Judgment Leadership Politics
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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Choose Course Government Right
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Election Hunt Lie People War

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