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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

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

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Politics is not an exact science.

Politics is not an exact science.

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...