Politics is not an exact science.

[Die Politik ist keine exakte Wissenschaft.]

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian statesman
Speech, Prussian upper house (18 Dec 1863)

In 1884, when speaking in the Reichstag, Bismark offered this variant: "Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art." ["Die Politik ist keine Wissenschaft, wie viele der Herren Proffessoren sich einbilden, sondern eine Kunst."]

 
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