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

Entry in progress—B.P. Wikiquote: Otto von Bismarck Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 - 30 July 1898) German aristocrat and statesman; Prime Minister of Prussia (1862 -1890), First Chancellor of Germany (1871 - 1890); he is nicknamed the Iron Chancellor and is noted for the laconicity of his statements. (...) Attributed Prince Bismarck is said to have remarked, just before his death, that there was a special providence for drunkards, fools, and t

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