The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and majority resolutions — but by iron and blood.

Nicht durch Reden und Majoritätsbeschlüsse werden die großen Fragen der Zeit entschieden — das ist der große Fehler von 1848 und 1849 gewesen — sondern durch Eisen und Blut.

Otto von Bismarck

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Otto von Bismarck

First chancellor of the German Empire (1815-1898). The "Iron Chancellor" unified Germany through three wars (1864-1871), designed the first welfare state, and ran Europe's alliance system until his 1890 dismissal.

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