Otto von Bismarck
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
-Otto von Bismarck
fear
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
-Otto von Bismarck
government
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
-Otto von Bismarck
government
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
great
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
-Otto von Bismarck
history
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
-Otto von Bismarck
politics
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
-Otto von Bismarck
politics
Politics is not an exact science.
-Otto von Bismarck
politics
Politics is the art of the next best.
-Otto von Bismarck
politics
Politics ruins the character.
-Otto von Bismarck
politics
Politics is the art of the possible.
-Otto von Bismarck
politics
To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.
-Otto von Bismarck
respect
Politics is not an exact science.
-Otto von Bismarck
science
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
-Otto von Bismarck
truth
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
-Otto von Bismarck
war
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
war
Be polite write diplomatically even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
-Otto von Bismarck
war
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