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There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.
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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Laws
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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