Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of wa... - Otto von Bismarck

"Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of courtesy."

Otto von Bismarck Kindness

Chancellor, Statesman Prussian-German 1815–1898

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