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
