The Catholic priest, from the moment he becomes a priest, is a sworn officer of the pope.

One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).

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

War should only be used for a policy worth its sacrifices.

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

Politics is not a science...but an art.

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