Otto von Bismarck — "The great reserve of strength which every country possesses lies in the honesty …"

"The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and majority resolutions—that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849—but by iron and blood."

"I have always found that if you want to be successful, you must be prepared to be unpopular."

"The people are like children, they must be led by the hand."

"The Americans are a very lucky people. They're bordered to the north and south by weak neighbours, and to the east and west by fish."

"The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and resolutions of majorities, but by iron and blood."