Politics is the art of the possible,the science of the relative. - Otto von Bismarck

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Politics is the art of the possible,the science of the relative.

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About Otto von Bismarck

Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), was a German aristocrat and statesman; he was Minister President of Prussia (1862–1890), and the first Chancellor of Germany (1871–1890). Nicknamed the Iron Chancellor, he is noted for his laconic remarks.

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Alternative Names: Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg Iron Chancellor Prince Bismarck Eduard Leopold, Prince von Bismarck-Schönhausen Otto Eduard Leopold Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen Fürst von Bismarck von Bismarck Bismarck
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"Crowned heads, wealth and privilege may well tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!"
-after the split between Anarchists and Marxists in 1872

Politics is not an exact science.

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There is no doubt, however, that I have caused unhappiness to great numbers. But for me three great wars would not have taken place, eighty thousand men would not have been killed and would not now be mourned by parents, brothers, sisters, and widows. [...] I have settled that with God, however. But I have had little if any pleasure from all that I have done, while on the other hand I have had a great deal of worry, anxiety, and trouble.

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