Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck: Never believe in...

Otto von Bismarck: Never believe in...

Never believe in anything until it has been officially denied.

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Otto von Bismarck: Politics is the...

Otto von Bismarck: Politics is the...

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable . . . the art of the next best.

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Otto von Bismarck: The three signs...

Otto von Bismarck: The three signs...

The three signs of great men are -- generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in...

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Otto von Bismarck: Laws are like...

Otto von Bismarck: Laws are like...

Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.

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Otto von Bismarck: Better pointed bullets...

Otto von Bismarck: Better pointed bullets...

Better pointed bullets than pointed words.

Source: Speech, 1850.
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Otto von Bismarck: With a gentleman...

Otto von Bismarck: With a gentleman...

With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a...

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Otto von Bismarck: The great questions...

Otto von Bismarck: The great questions...

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions. . . but by iron and...

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Otto von Bismarck: The main thing...

Otto von Bismarck: The main thing...

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

Source: In Correct Quotes for...

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Otto von Bismarck: A government must...

Otto von Bismarck: A government must...

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go...

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Otto von Bismarck: When you say...

Otto von Bismarck: When you say...

When you say that you agree to a thing on principle, you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it...

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Otto von Bismarck: I have seen...

Otto von Bismarck: I have seen...

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

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Otto von Bismarck: There is only...

Otto von Bismarck: There is only...

There is only one greater folly than that of the fool who says in his heart there is no God, and that is the folly of...

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Otto von Bismarck: When a man...

Otto von Bismarck: When a man...

When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it in...

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Otto von Bismarck: Be polite; write...

Otto von Bismarck: Be polite; write...

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of...

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Otto von Bismarck: When you want...

Otto von Bismarck: When you want...

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS,...

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Otto von Bismarck: Universal suffrage is...

Otto von Bismarck: Universal suffrage is...

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

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Otto von Bismarck: An appeal to...

Otto von Bismarck: An appeal to...

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Otto von Bismarck: A journalist is...

Otto von Bismarck: A journalist is...

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Otto von Bismarck: Politics is not...

Otto von Bismarck: Politics is not...

Politics is not an exact science.

Source: Speech, Prussian Chamber, 18 Dec...

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Otto von Bismarck: People never lie...

Otto von Bismarck: People never lie...

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

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