Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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Politics ruins the character.
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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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Politics is the art of the possible.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.
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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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