A nation should not have permanent friends, only permanent interests.
Der gesunde Menschenverstand und die Erfahrung lehren uns, dass die Glaubensgenossen niemals als Verbündete betrachtet werden dürfen.

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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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