German - Leader | April 1, 1815 - July 30, 1898
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
GovernmentForwardLookGoRight
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
WarRulesWritePolitenessEven
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
ThreeSightSeenInspiring
Politics ruins the character.
CharacterPoliticsRuins
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
GreatDayWarDecisionsQuestions
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
PersonWhoCallingMistaken
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
GreatStruggleConflictExistence
Politics is not an exact science.
SciencePoliticsExact
A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
GodWaitLeapEventsUpSteps
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
ChristianWorthCivilizationThan
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.
PracticeYouIntentionSayMeanOut
Politics is the art of the next best.
ArtBestPoliticsNext
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