All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhen you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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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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There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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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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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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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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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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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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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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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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Politics ruins the character.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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