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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.

Otto von Bismarck

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Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
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Ability History Horse Judgment Leadership Politics
We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Fear God World
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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Children Country Idiot Protection Providence
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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Fraud Gentleman Society
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Courtesy Declare Observe Polite Rule War
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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Design Execution Generosity Humanity Inspirational Man Moderation Success
People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt.
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Election Hunt Lie People War
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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Control Event Float Man Steer
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Fools Inspirational Learning Man Mistake Wise
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Appeal Country Fear Heart
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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Cease Conflict Existence Struggle
A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Beat Deal Follow Generation
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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Execution Planning Poor Result Yield
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Except Eyes People Wep
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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Change Choose Constant Instant Logic Politics Science Situation

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