The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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Great men have great dogs.
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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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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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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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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
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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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