Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. Read Summary
Politics is the art of the possible. Read Summary
When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. Read Summary
The main thing is to make history, not to write it. Read Summary
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling. Read Summary
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America. Read Summary
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Read Summary
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half. Read Summary
A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment. Read Summary
No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing. Read Summary
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. Read Summary
A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward. Read Summary
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Read Summary
Politics is the art of the next best. Read Summary
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence. Read Summary
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Read Summary
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Read Summary
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. Read Summary
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. Read Summary
When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Read Summary