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.
Otto von BismarckBe polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
Otto von BismarckWe Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world; and it is the fear of God, which lets us love and foster peace.
Otto von Bismarck