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

Quote by Otto Von Bismarck

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Politics is not an exact science.

Politics is not an exact science.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches

I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant. instead of...

I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant. instead of...

Law never is, but is always about to be

Law never is, but is always about to be