Author: Otto von Bismarck

Quotes

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

- Otto von Bismarck

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

- Otto von Bismarck

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

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

- Otto von Bismarck

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