Not by speeches and votes of the majority are the great questions of time decided — that was the great error of 1848 and 1849 — but by iron and blood.
Iron Chancellor of Germany
Speech to the Budget Commission of the Prussian House of Representatives, advocating for military strength over parliamentary debate.
September 30, 1862
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"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth."
Strange & Unusual"Politics is not an exact science."
Controversial"It is not by speeches and majority resolutions that the great questions of the time are decided — that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849 — but by iron and blood."
Controversial"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."
Humorous"I have often regretted that I have spoken, never that I have been silent."
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