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?

February 15, 2025

1 year ago

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavor to find out what you don’t know by what you do;

July 18, 2025

1 year ago

I pay my tax bills more readily than any others—for whether the money is well or ill spent

June 12, 2025

1 year ago

The people as a body cannot deliberate. Nevertheless, they will feel an irresistible impulse to act

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