Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.
OTTO VON BISMARCKWhen you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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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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What we learn from History is that no one learns from History.
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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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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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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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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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