Brian Bridgeforth

“God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the USA.”
― Otto von Bismarck

“Statesmen are not called upon to only settle easy questions. These often settle themselves. It is where the balance quivers, and the proportions are veiled in mist, that the opportunity for world-saving decisions presents itself.”
― Winston Churchill

“The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.”
― Klemens von Metternich

“If [Congress] be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it is because the people demand those high qualities.”
― James Garfield