The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history, and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past.
Otto von BismarckNo civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
Otto von BismarckLaws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
Otto von BismarckWe live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.
Otto von BismarckHe obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the nation escaped the plots of the foreign financiers. They understood at once, that the United States would escape their grip. The death of Lincoln was resolved upon.
Otto von Bismarck