Quote#Truth
Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in…
Quote byOtto von Bismarck · 1815–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Discussing the with Eugen Wolf on 5 December 1888.
English (original)
Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle — that's my map of Africa.
— Otto von Bismarck
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