"Napoleon's tragedy was that his ambitions surpassed his capacities; Bismarck's tragedy was that his capacities exceeded his society's ability to absorb them. The legacy Napoleon left for France was strategic paralysis; the legacy the Bismarck left for Germany was unassimilable greatness"(statement made by Henry Kissinger) is in my opinion a correct statement. This statement can actually be separated into two parts. The first parts relates with the capacities, ambitions and successes of Bismarck and …showed first 75 words of 2156 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2156 total…is right and accurate. Sources: Article/Books: Kissinger, Henry. "Diplomacy". New York: Touchstone, 1994. McKay, John P. Bennet D.Hill and John Buckler. "A history of western society". 6th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999 Internet: http://www.germanembassy-india.org/news/98july/gn07.htm http://www.ssa.gov/history/ottob.html http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Otto-von-Bismarck http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Second-French-Empire http://lego70.tripod.com/fran/louisnapoleon.htm http://www.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/ip/louisnap.htm