A statesman cannot create anything, he must wait and listen until he hears the footsteps of God sounding through events, and then spring and seize the hem of His garment.
— Bismarck Modern

Iron Chancellor of Germany

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Conversation with Moritz Busch

Date / Period

1870s

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Humorous

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https://books.google.com/books?id=q9UoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA425

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