Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.Quoted in Bismarck and the German Empire, 1964
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Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) was a prominent Prussian statesman and diplomat who served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire. Known as the "Iron Chancellor," he orchestrated the unification of Germany through a series of diplomatic maneuvers and wars, leading to the formation of the powerful German state in the late 19th century.
1815–1898·lived 83 years
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.Quoted in Bismarck and the German Empire, 1964
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