Author: Otto von Bismarck

Quotes

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

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.

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.

- Otto von Bismarck

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

- Otto von Bismarck

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

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

- Otto von Bismarck

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

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

- Otto von Bismarck

Politics is the art of the next best.

Politics is the art of the next best.

- 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.

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

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.

- Otto von Bismarck

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

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

- Otto von Bismarck

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