Otto von Bismarck — "Politics is not a science to be learned, it is an art, and he who cannot do it h…"

"Do not expect that once taking advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russian has always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on an agreement signed by y…"

"With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and when I have to do with a pirate, I try to be a pirate and a half."

"It is not the business of government to make people happy, but to prevent them from being unhappy."

"If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans."

"The only sound basis of a large state is self-interest, not sentimentality."