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This 6 page paper considers the philosophy of “blood and iron” as it was employed by Otto von Bismarck in German unification. Parallels are drawn between that philosophy as employed then and US involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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be settled by resolutions or the votes of majorities in assemblies, but by blood and iron".
These translated words were delivered by Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck in his January 28, 1886 speech to his House of Deputies (Wright 27). "Blut und Eisen"
(blood and iron) came to personify Bismarck and his efforts at the unification of Germany. Although bribery and even lies were among the means that Bismarck achieved German unification,
the fact is that not only did he did achieve unification but he resisted the temptation to conquer Europe as a whole preferring to focus on continually building Germanys strength
and safeguarding her borders (Art and Jervis). It has been asked throughout history, however, whether or not "blood and iron" were actually necessitated in this earlier time.
The intent of this paper is to argue not only that "blood and iron" were necessitated at this point in world history but that it is necessitated today as well
if we are to free ourselves of the many problems that are plaguing us. Just as Bismarck observed, resolutions and majority votes are simply insufficient to address our problems
today and they were just as insufficient in Bismarcks time. Bismarck faced many problems even in the earliest years of his political career.
He had, in fact, served on various committees and even on the legislature for Prussian domain itself and he was fully aware of the limitations of majority votes
and resolutions. Bismarck was not content with the problems he saw. With the Decline of the Roman Empire Prussia had
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