With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help.
He who has his thumb on the purse has the power.
A Bavarian is half-way between an Austrian and a human being.
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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.