Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil. OTTO VON BISMARCK CureEvilLawMedicine
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression. OTTO VON BISMARCK CountryExpressionSpeak
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward. OTTO VON BISMARCK ChooseCourseGovernmentRight
History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it. OTTO VON BISMARCK HistoryPaperPrintWriting
Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping. OTTO VON BISMARCK ExceptEyesPeopleWep
A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one. OTTO VON BISMARCK BeatDealFollowGeneration
Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful. OTTO VON BISMARCK ChangeChooseConstantInstantLogicPoliticsScienceSituation
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half. OTTO VON BISMARCK FraudGentlemanSociety
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. OTTO VON BISMARCK DieEyesSoldierStartWar
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death. OTTO VON BISMARCK DeathFearPreventionSuicideWar
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. OTTO VON BISMARCK EmperorNakedSight
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. OTTO VON BISMARCK AgreeCarryIntentionPracticePrinciple
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. OTTO VON BISMARCK DesignExecutionGenerosityHumanityInspirationalManModerationSuccess
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others. OTTO VON BISMARCK FoolsInspirationalLearningManMistakeWise
Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history. OTTO VON BISMARCK AbilityHistoryHorseJudgmentLeadershipPolitics
