# Greatest statmen or politician of all time?

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**Created:** [March 23, 2004, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/greatest-statmen-or-politician-of-all-time/46314 "2004-03-23T09:55:35Z")
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#### Post date: [March 23, 2004, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/greatest-statmen-or-politician-of-all-time/46314/1 "2004-03-23T09:55:35Z")

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I just want to see how many historians are here and who would they chose…

My #1 Choice… ![](http://www.bredalsparken.dk/~soren-kretzschmer/otto-bismarck.jpg) Otto Von Bismark… understood European politics like no one else… creator of Realpolitk and united germany, making everyone crap their pants…

2nd Choice ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/492/a6309f7ff84f4c2d.gif)  
Cardinal Richeleu, he was able to make france Europs strongest nation, and in the meantime kept germany devided and at war…for 30 years.

3rd Choice ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/493/3fd026897faa30c7.jpg)  
Henry Kissinger, ruthless, sometimes evil statsman, but equaly as brilliant and could force the future better than any gypsy.