An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

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

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

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

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

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is not an exact science.

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

Politics is the art of the next best.

Politics ruins the character.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.