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Otto von Bismarck

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


— Otto von Bismarck


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Politics is the art of the next best.


— Otto von Bismarck


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Politics is the art of the possible.


— Otto von Bismarck


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Politics ruins the character.


— Otto von Bismarck


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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.


— Otto von Bismarck


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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.


— Otto von Bismarck


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To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.


— Otto von Bismarck


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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.


— Otto von Bismarck


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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.


— Otto von Bismarck


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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.


— Otto von Bismarck


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Did you know about Otto von Bismarck?

In the midst of this disarray the European balance of power was restructured with the creation of the German Empire as the dominant power in Europe. Other European nations led by Britain and France were acquiring colonies in a rapid fashion (see New Imperialism). "

Bismarck also repeated his emphatic warning against any German military involvement in Balkan disputes.

He disliked colonialism but reluctantly built an overseas empire when it was demanded by both elite and mass opinion. As Henry Kissinger has noted "The man of 'blood and iron' wrote prose of extraordinary directness and lucidity comparable in distinctiveness to Churchill's use of the English language. Bismarck (a devout Lutheran) was loyal to his king who in turn gave Bismarck his full support.

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