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

Quote by Otto Von Bismarck

Topics: Peace Quotes, Politics Quotes, War Quotes

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...

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...

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud...

With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud...

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

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...

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the...

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the...

Politics is not an exact science.

Politics is not an exact science.

Politics ruins the character.

Politics ruins the character.

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...

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

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...

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...

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

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.

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable - the art of the next...

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable - the art of the next...

In 1776, the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung...

In 1776, the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...