On the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords, there’s little to celebrate for those who wanted a harmonious coexistence
Like him, hate him, Otto von Bismarck – Prussian aristocrat, arch conservative, user of German nationalism, maker of wars, and then keeper of the peace – was no dummy. And his ego was Reich -sized. Yet even Bismarck had a grain of humility left. Smart politics , he once remarked, consists of listening for “God’s step” as He walks through “world history,” and then to grab the hem of His mantle.
In other words, stay attuned to the needs and especially the opportunities of the moment. Tragically, Bismarck’s single greatest…
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