Civilization is not inherited; it must be learned and earned... - Otto von Bismarck

"Civilization is not inherited; it must be learned and earned by each generation anew."

Otto von Bismarck Education

Chancellor, Statesman Prussian-German 1815–1898

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"Politics is the art of the possible"

"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth"

"I have always been a Republican, but I was not born in a Republic"

"The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and majority decisions, but by iron and blood"

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."