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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

Otto von Bismarck

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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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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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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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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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