Quote by Prince Metternich
"I have learned that truth is often the first casualty of political necessity."
More from Prince Metternich
"The major principle is that no state should be permitted to grow so powerful as to threaten the security of all others."
"I have come late to the rigorous study of philosophy, but I have never ceased to be a practical philosopher."
"The word 'experience' is like the stern of a ship, it is useful only when looking backward."
"Certainty is the privilege of the uneducated; the wise man hesitates."