"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election." ― Otto von Bismarck Topic(s): War More From Otto von Bismarck "Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied." "Politics is not an exact science." "The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood." More In War "War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers."― William Tecumseh Sherman "I would have voted ‘no’ on the Iraq war and ‘yes’ to Afghanistan."― Rand Paul "I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it."― George McGovern