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Otto von Bismarck

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

Fool, World, Want

Otto von Bismarck

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

Write, Main Thing, Main

Otto von Bismarck

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

Rules, Politeness

Otto von Bismarck

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

Lie, Election, People

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.

Eyes, Soldier, Think

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.

Day, Great, Decisions

Otto von Bismarck

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

Laws, Watch, Must

Otto von Bismarck

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

Otto von Bismarck

(The great questions of the day) are not decided by speeches and majority votes but by blood and iron.

Otto von Bismarck

The king reigns but does not govern.

Otto von Bismarck

Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).

Otto von Bismarck

Politics is not an exact science.