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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?


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