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"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."
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"A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward."

"A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment."

"Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness."

"The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood."

"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."

"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war."
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