Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
OTTO VON BISMARCKIt is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.
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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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Politics is not an exact science.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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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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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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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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The nation that has the schools has the future.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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