Otto von Bismarck — "You can't destroy the polish national-consciousness or Poles on the battlefield,…"
You can't destroy the polish national-consciousness or Poles on the battlefield, but if you give them power, they will destroy themselves.
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Controversial and unfiltered remark about Polish nationalism
Date: Unknown, 19th century
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