Otto von Bismarck BIO »Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 - 30 July 1898) German aristocrat and statesman; Prime Minister of Prussia (1862 -1890), First Chancellor of Germany (1871 - 1890); he is nicknamed the Iron Chancellor.
hide A Bavarian is halfway between an Austrian and a human being.
A really great man is known by three signs— generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice.
Give the working-man the right to work as long as he is healthy; assure him care when he is sick; assure him maintenance when he is old. Speech to the Reichstag (1862).