It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong. OTTO VON BISMARCK DestinyStrongWeaknessWisdom
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. OTTO VON BISMARCK BloodDecisionIronMajorityQuestionSettleSpeech
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. OTTO VON BISMARCK BelieveDenyOfficialPolitics
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth. OTTO VON BISMARCK DeceiveFindingTruth
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America. OTTO VON BISMARCK ChildrenCountryIdiotProtectionProvidence
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. OTTO VON BISMARCK DesignExecutionGenerosityGreatnessHumanityManModerationSuccess
A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed. OTTO VON BISMARCK ExecutionPlanningPoorResultYield
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. OTTO VON BISMARCK CourtesyDeclareObservePoliteRuleWar
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election. OTTO VON BISMARCK ElectionHuntLiePeopleWar
People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt. OTTO VON BISMARCK ElectionHuntLiePeopleWar
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing. OTTO VON BISMARCK CivilizationPossessReligionSeekWorth
A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence. OTTO VON BISMARCK ArmyBorderConquerEloquence
Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery. OTTO VON BISMARCK GovernmentHouseNurseryPolitics
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. OTTO VON BISMARCK CallJournalistMistakePerson
Man cannot control the current of events. he can only float with them and steer. OTTO VON BISMARCK ControlEventFloatManSteer
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence. OTTO VON BISMARCK CeaseConflictExistenceStruggle
I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations. OTTO VON BISMARCK ConsiderationEndeavorEvilNationSpareVictoryWar
Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices. OTTO VON BISMARCK BewareCompensationConsciousDeedNobleSacrificeSentimental
Government is cancerous in head and limbs;only its belly is sound, and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world. OTTO VON BISMARCK CancerGovernmentLawPolitics
