The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
Otto von Bismarck
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More quotes by Otto von Bismarck
- An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
- Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
- 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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