150 Quotes by 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.

Politics is the art of the next best.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

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

There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.

Politics ruins the character.

War should only be used for a policy worth its sacrifices.

Politics is not an exact science.