Otto von Bismarck — "The statesman's task is to hear the rustling of God's mantle through history and…"
The statesman's task is to hear the rustling of God's mantle through history and then to grasp it.
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A more poetic version of his quote about seizing opportunities, framing political action as divinely guided.
Date: Late 19th century
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