Otto von Bismarck
Quotes by Otto von Bismarck
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
— Otto von Bismarck
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
— 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.
— 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.
— Otto von Bismarck
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
— Otto von Bismarck
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
— Otto von Bismarck
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
— Otto von Bismarck
Politics is not an exact science.
— Otto von Bismarck
Politics is the art of the next best.
— Otto von Bismarck
Politics ruins the character.
— Otto von Bismarck
Politics is the art of the possible.
— Otto von Bismarck
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.
— Otto von Bismarck
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
— 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.
— Otto von Bismarck
Be polite write diplomatically even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
— Otto von Bismarck