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Otto von Bismarck Quotes


A German-Prussian statesman of the late 19th century, and a dominant figure in world affairs.
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a German-Prussian statesman of the late 19th century, and a dominant figure in world affairs. As Ministerpräsident, or Prime Minister, of Prussia from 1862–1890, he oversaw the unification of Germany. In 1867 he became Chancellor of the North German Confederation. He designed the German Empire in 1871, becoming its first Chancellor and dominating its affairs until he was removed by Wilhelm II in 1890. His diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname the "Iron Chancellor".

Here are some famous quotes by  Otto von Bismarck.

Politics is not an exact science.

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

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Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

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When you want to fool the world tell the truth.

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

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Let us put Germany so to speak in the saddle! you will see that she can ride.

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A man never lies as much as after a hunt during a war and before an election.

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

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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print; the main thing is still to make history not to write it.

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