People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
OTTO VON BISMARCKThere is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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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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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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