An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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