In 1862 this Prussian said that "The great questions of the day" would be decided "by iron and blood"
Speech to the Budget Commission of the Prussian Diet (30 September 1862), 
... as quoted in The Quote Verifier : Who Said What, Where, and When (2006) by
... [DOC] [TLE] Bismarck Blood and Iron Speech - mrrobinson.org [PAR] In September 1862 there was a crisis in Prussia where the Prussian Landtag, or 
lower ... majority decisions will the great questions of the day be decided ~ that 
was the great mistake of1848 and 1849 - but by iron and blood.