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iron and blood

Otto von Bismarck

Phraseologism: Iron and blood.

Meaning: On the solution of complex domestic political and interstate issues with the help of armed force, violent actions, war and terror.

Origin: The words of the "Iron Chancellor" of Prussia and Germany, Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck (1815-1898), the unifier of Germany. He repeatedly said that "great contemporary issues are not resolved by speeches and decisions of the majority - this was a mistake of 1848 and 1849 - but by iron and blood" (from Bismarck's speech at a meeting of the budget commission of the Chamber of Deputies in September 1862). In this case, it was about the fight against the external enemies of the country, for whom the emergence of a united, strong Germany was, of course, unprofitable. Precisely having in mind the war with an external enemy, with Austria, which was opposed to German unity, Bismarck said in the mid-50s. XIX century: "Germany will be united not with words, but with blood and iron" (History of Diplomacy. Vol. I. Ed. by V. P. Potemkin. M.). Subsequently, Bismarck saw in military force not only a condition for the unification of Germany, but also the main, the only real resource for pursuing a strong foreign policy of the country. In January 1886, at a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies, he repeated his favorite thought: “Give the Prussian king as much military power as possible, in other words, as much blood and iron as possible, then he will be able to carry out the policy you want, politics is not made by speeches, shooting festivals and songs, it is made only by iron and blood. The image itself - "iron and blood" - is found in ancient literature, for example, in the "Declarations" of the Roman rhetorician Mark Quintilian (I century BC).

Random phraseology:

Love us black, and everyone will love us white.

Meaning:

Try to accept us as we are, with all our shortcomings, problems, worries. Only in this case, your disposition towards us will be a manifestation of true kindness, real participation (jokingly ironic).

Origin:

The words of the famous Russian actor Mikhail Semenovich Shchepkin (1788-1863), which became winged thanks to N.V. Gogol, who used them in his poem "Dead Souls" (1842). In one of the original editions of her second volume, Chichikov tells a certain anecdote that ends with the words: “Aren’t you ashamed to do this to us? everyone will love us white."

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