THE NP CHRONICLE : 1ST APRIL

               The NP Chronicle 
                        1st April 

"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."
                              -- William Shakespeare 

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."
                              -- Sir Winston Churchill 

"If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings."
                              -- Welsh Proverb

"Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: It's good to be silly at the right moment."
                              -- Horace





Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg[a] (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor from 1871 to 1890. Bismarck's Realpolitik and firm governance earned him the nickname Iron Chancellor (Eiserner Kanzler).

From Junker landowner origins, Bismarck rose rapidly in Prussian politics under King Wilhelm I of Prussia. He served as the Prussian ambassador to Russia and France and in both houses of the Prussian parliament. From 1862 to 1890, he held office as the minister president and foreign minister of Prussia. Under Bismarck's leadership, Prussia provoked three short, decisive wars against Denmark, Austria, and France. After Austria's defeat in 1866, he replaced the German Confederation with the North German Confederation, which aligned the smaller North German states with Prussia while excluding Austria. In 1870, Bismarck secured France's defeat with support from the independent South German states before overseeing the creation of a unified German Empire under Prussian rule. Following Germany's unification, he was given the aristocratic title Prince of Bismarck (Fürst von Bismarck). From 1871 onwards, his balance-of-power approach to diplomacy helped maintain Germany's position in a peaceful Europe. While averse to maritime colonialism, Bismarck acquiesced to elite and popular opinion by acquiring colonies.
Source: Wikipedia 

"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."
-- Otto von Bismarck


Today is:
▪︎ April Fool's Day
▪︎ Birth anniversary of Otto von Bismarck, Wangari Maathai, William Harvey, Stephen Fleming

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