Reply #6: in grad school a history professor had a very positive view

[bobbieinok]

of Bismarck.

Basically he admired B because in his opinion B demanded that the diplomats etc sent to other countries report what was really going on regarding popular and official attitudes. The faster way to lose your job was to report what you thought B wanted to hear.

The big contrast the prof drew was to Hitler, who only wanted info that agreed with his views.