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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 want to fool the world, tell the truth.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

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...

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...

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.

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

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

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

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...

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...

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death;...

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death;...

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I...

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I...

I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman.

I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman.

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...