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What was meant by this quote from Otto von Bismarck Not through speeches and majority decisions are the great questions of the day decided but by iron and blood Also who was his audience?
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Bismarck said this to the Prussian Parliament in 1862. The liberal majority in the parliament rejected his plans for vastly increased military spending. The meaning of the comment is twofold: # The key decisions are made by war, not by democratically elected bodies. # It expresses his utter contempt for democracy.
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Who was Otto von Bismarck and what did he say?
Otto von Bismark was a German aristocrat and politician. He became the Prime Minister of Prussia in 1862 and the First Chancellor of Germany in 1871. He had many famous quotes. Here are a few: Politics is not an exact science... but an art. Not by speeches and votes of the majority, are the great questions of the time decided - that was the error of 1848 and 1849 - but by iron and blood. Preventive war is like committing suicide for fear of death.
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