Famous Otto Von Bismarck Quotations

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"Politics is the art of the possible."
by Otto Von Bismarck
"A really great man is known by three signs... generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success."
by Otto von Bismarck
"A special Providence protects fools, drunkards, small children and the United States of America."
by Otto von Bismarck
"Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices."
by Otto von Bismarck
"If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made."
by Otto von Bismarck
"Politics is the art of the possible.
(originally, 'Die Politik ist die Lehre von Möglichen.')"
by Otto von Bismarck
"Show me an objective worthy of war and I will go along with you."
by Otto Von Bismarck
"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn’t the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."
by Otto von Bismarck
"When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it in practice."
by Otto von Bismarck
"An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts."
by Otto von Bismarck
"When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."
by Otto von Bismarck
"A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling."
by Otto von Bismarck
"No, a fool learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others."
by Otto von Bismarck
"I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring."
by Otto von Bismarck
"The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood."
by Otto von Bismarck
"We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity."
by Otto von Bismarck
"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war."
by Otto von Bismarck
"Politics is not an exact science."
by Otto Von Bismarck


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