A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Hounds follow those who feed them.
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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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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Great men have great dogs.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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