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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

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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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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