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March 2, 2025

There is a providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), German chancellor. Attributed, Jay p.47

Who would have thought Bismarck a believer in American exceptionalism?

One wonders if such providence still functions vis-à-vis the United States?

May 6, 2025

10 months ago

Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past

March 14, 2025

12 months ago

[Of political life] The hatreds which sound so real when you read the words, which look so true when you see their scornful attitudes

March 19, 2025

11 months ago

Simplicity rarely loses to complexity in battles in the public square.

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