Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

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  There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

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  When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention o

• Otto von Bismarck:

  A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and

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  To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

• Otto von Bismarck:

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• Otto von Bismarck:

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• Otto von Bismarck:

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