Misattributed quotes — Otto von Bismarck
1815–1898 Germany
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Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made (Gesetze sind wie Würste, man sollte besser nicht dabei sein, wenn sie gemacht werden).
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There is a special providence for drunkards, fools, and the United States of America.
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I am firmly convinced that Spain is the strongest country of the world. Century after century trying to destroy herself and still no success
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Put all the Dutch people in Ireland, and Ireland would be the garden of Europe. Put all the Irish people in the Netherlands, and it would sink.
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At no time there is more lying than before the elections, during the war and after the hunt. (Original: "Es wird niemals so viel gelogen wie vor der Wahl, während des Krieges und nach der Jagd.")
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