People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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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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Politics ruins the character.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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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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