Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
OTTO VON BISMARCKIt is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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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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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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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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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
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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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I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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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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