The masses need an ideal, but we should not tell them that i... - Otto von Bismarck

"The masses need an ideal, but we should not tell them that it is a lie."

Otto von Bismarck Leadership

Chancellor, Statesman Prussian-German 1815–1898

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"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"

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"