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Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Type: Leader Quotes Category: German Leader Quotes Date of Birth: April 1, 1815 Date of Death: June 30, 1898 Nationality: German Find on Amazon: Otto von Bismarck Related Authors: Mohandas Gandhi Martin Luther King, Jr. Napoleon Bonaparte Buddha Charles de Gaulle Mother Teresa Martin Luther Margaret Thatcher |
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 A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. Otto von Bismarck A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment. Otto von Bismarck All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence. Otto von Bismarck An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. Otto von Bismarck 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 Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. Otto von Bismarck I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. Otto von Bismarck Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. Otto von Bismarck Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismarck No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing. Otto von Bismarck People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Otto von Bismarck Politics is not an exact science. Otto von Bismarck Politics is the art of the next best. Otto von Bismarck Politics is the art of the possible. Otto Von Bismarck Politics ruins the character. Otto von Bismarck 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 The main thing is to make history, not to write it. Otto von Bismarck The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. Otto von Bismarck There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America. Otto von Bismarck To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making. Otto von Bismarck When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Otto von Bismarck When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it in practice. Otto von Bismarck 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 When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. Otto von Bismarck Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression. Otto Von Bismarck |
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