Politics is the art of the possible.

Quote by Otto Von Bismarck

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

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

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

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

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look...

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look...

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

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

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

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

The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep...

The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep...

When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have...

When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have...

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

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

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to...

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to...

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in...

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in...

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with...

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with...

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

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

If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned...

If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned...

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then...

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then...

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and...

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and...