"Iron and blood". Aphorisms of the German Chancellor

Otto von Bismarck is one of the legendary personalities in world history. He is the uniform of German lands, an indisputable national leader and the hero of the Great Western Power. "Iron and blood", and also perseverance, the ability to negotiate, cunning, tricks and many other qualities for a politician, he created the German Empire "II Reich" and still has a huge impact on international politics.
He untied and won the war not only destroying opponents, but also concluding unions. He redrawn Europe almost as radically as Napoleon Bonaparte, but more diplomatic and more cunning than his French predecessor did. And the thoughts and warnings of the German chancellor about relations with Russia for the modern world are of particular importance.
When Bismarck came to power, Germany was fragmented for more than a dozen states not only territorially - they had different history, traditions, worldview, religion, even language, although it was called German - but differed radically. Creating a single state is not easy. However, creating a single people, the basis of the state is even more difficult. Otto von Bismarck managed everything - and this is his main merit