“The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.”
Otto von Bismarck“Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.”
Otto von Bismarck“A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.”
Otto von Bismarck“Politics ruins the character.”
Otto von Bismarck“Politics is the art of the possible.”
Otto von Bismarck“When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.”
Otto von Bismarck“The main thing is to make history, not to write it.”
Otto von Bismarck“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.”
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.”
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.”
Otto von Bismarck“Be polite write diplomatically even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. ”
Otto von Bismarck