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.

Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to suffer of it

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.

Politics ruins the character.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.