Quotes Library

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?

July 11, 2025

8 months ago

The character of every act depends on the circumstances in which it is done…

September 20, 2025

5 months ago

Never lose your temper with the Press or the public is a major rule of political life.

November 27, 2025

3 months ago

Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.

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