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Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck was a German statesman and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia. He is known for his realpolitik and his role in the unification of Germany in the late 19th century. Bismarck's policies and leadership were instrumental in the creation of the German Empire and his diplomatic efforts helped maintain peace in Europe. more

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“It is never to be expected in a revolution that every man is to change his opinion at the same moment. There never yet was any truth or any principle so irresistibly obvious that all men believed it at once. Time and reason must cooperate with each other to the final establishment of any principle; and therefore those who may happen to be first convinced have not a right to persecute others, on whom conviction operates more slowly. The moral principle of revolutions is to instruct, not to destroy.”