When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.
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A really great man is known by three signs... generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it in practice.
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A special Providence protects fools, drunkards, small children and the United States of America.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.
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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 is not an exact science.
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Show me an objective worthy of war and I will go along with you.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
(originally, 'Die Politik ist die Lehre von Möglichen.')
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No, a fool learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others.
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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