Otto von Bismarck Political Quotations

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

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

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

Politics is not an exact science.