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?

November 27, 2025

11 months ago

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

December 27, 2025

10 months ago

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

February 8, 2025

2 years ago

The main advantage of being famous is that when you bore people at dinner they think it is their fault.

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