Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable . . . the art of the next best.
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.Otto von Bismarck
I have never lived on principles. When I have had to act, I never first asked myself on what principles I was going to act, but I went at it and did what I thought fit. I have often reproached myself for my want of principle.
Otto von Bismarck
Better pointed bullets than pointed words.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.
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He who has his thumb on the purse has the power.
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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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