Proverb Origin: There Is a Special Providence That Protects Fools, Drunkards, and the United States

Otto von Bismarck? Abbé Correa? José Correia da Serra? French Proverb? Jean Gracieux? Marguerite de Valois? Wilhelm II? Gulian Crommelin Verplanck? Josiah Strong? Sherwood Anderson? Question for Quote Investigator: A family of sayings asserts that specific groups benefit from supernatural protection. Here are three examples: (1) There is a special providence for fools, children, and …