Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, … - Otto von Bismarck

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Our fears and taboos are largely social conditions imposed upon us by the ruling powers in order to keep us opressed. They manipulate us with our fears. Now let us be fearless.

Otto von Bismarck

Politics are not a science based on logic; they are the capacity of always choosing at each instant, in constantly changing situations, the least harmful, the most useful.

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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

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