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" A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. "
Otto von Bismarck
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" No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing. "
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" Politics is the art of the next best. "
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" Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. "
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" When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. "
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" Politics ruins the character. "
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" Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. "
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" A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward. "
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" The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. "
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" With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half. "
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" People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. "
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" There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America. "
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" All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence. "
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Great
Existence
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" When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. "
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" A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment. "
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" Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression. "
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Wrong
Whoever