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Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

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.

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

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

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

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

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics ruins the character.

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

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.