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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
Otto von Bismarck
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Otto von Bismarck
Age: 83 †
Born: 1815
Born: April 1
Died: 1898
Died: July 30
Diplomat
Jurist
Politician
Statesman
Otto Eduard Leopold
Prince of Bismarck
Duke of Lauenburg
Iron Chancellor
Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen Fürst von Bismarck
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Vanity is a mortgage that must be deducted from the value of a man.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Let us put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! you will see that she can ride.
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I have never lived on principles. When I have had to act, I never first asked myself on what principles I was going to act, but I went at it and did what I thought fit. I have often reproached myself for my want of principle.
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Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their companions in life. I wish I could believe that too.
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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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A Bavarian is half-way between an Austrian and a human being.
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Even the most favorable outcome of the war will never lead to the decomposition of the main forces of Russia, which is based on millions of Russian ... The latter, even if they break up international treaties, just as quickly re-connect with each other, like pieces of a particle of mercury.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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There are two things you don't want to see being made - sausage and legislation.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.
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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.
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