Dignity is only at the edge of the sword and truth is only within the range of the cannon. The introduction is as follows:

It means that political demands can only be reflected where force can reach them.

International politics is generally cruel. Although there are certain international laws and international organizations to maintain the most basic order, there are many times when the strong bully the weak. Of course, even strong people will act in a low-key manner when facing other strong people, or when they are beyond their capabilities. If a force wants to gain a say on a certain issue, it must have the means of force to intervene in the issue.

For example, the United States uses its military strength to intervene in the Middle East and Afghanistan, but it does not dare to completely turn its back on Russia in Ukraine and Georgia. Since Russia has sufficient means to support Syria, Russia has the right to speak on the Syrian issue, but for places farther away, such as Libya, Russia can only let the situation develop.

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This famous saying was said by Bismarck and appeared in one of his speeches. Failure is the final test of perseverance. Truth lies only within the range of a cannon. For the perseverant, there is no such thing as failure.

The first Chancellor of the German Empire (1871-1890), known as the "Iron Chancellor", "Germany's Architect" and "Germany's Navigator".

In the Seven-Week-Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Prussia disrupted the balance of power in Europe with a quick and shocking victory.

Earlier, Napoleon III of France had the power to dominate the European continent: Although the French Second Empire was not internally consolidated, the French army continued to gain ground in the Crimean War and the Austrian-Italian War. The military victory calmed many internal conflicts and won over a certain amount of popular support. Napoleon III tried his best to restore the European hegemony of the First French Empire.

However, at this time, Prussia, under the planning of Prime Minister Bismarck, was actively making itself play an important role in the German Federation.

The German Empire was not stable before. Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister, believed that years of meetings and negotiations were not enough to unite the entire Germany. As the prime minister of Prussia, one of the two major powers in Germany, he proposed to use war to unite the entire Germany. Germany successfully achieved the unification of Germany, so Bismarck was called the Iron-Blooded Chancellor.