"I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring."
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"History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it."
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"A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward."
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"One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation."
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"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."
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"No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing."
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"Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression."
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"Show me an objective worthy of war and I will go along with you."
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"Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their companions in life. I wish I could believe that too."
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"Earthly majesty is always akin to the fallen angel, who is proud and unhappy, beautiful but troubled, and whose plans and efforts, though vast, are denied access."
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"I have only one ambition left: I should like to have a good epitaph."
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"Better pointed bullets than pointed words."
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"I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made."
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"If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made."
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"Life has taught me to forgive much, but to seek forgiveness still more."
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"There is only one greater folly than that of the fool who says in his heart there is no God, and that is the folly of the people that says with its head that it does not know whether there is a God or not."
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"The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past."
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"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making."
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"Let us put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! you will see that she can ride."
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"The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night"
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