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Otto von Bismarck

known as the "Iron Chancellor;" the German Empire's first chancellor 1871--90; b. 1815; d. 1898

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#  ·  **-- Not So Good (14 ratings)  ·  submitted 1997 (updated 1999)

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

Otto von Bismarck, in Law and Politics

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