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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion
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To: one_less who wrote (4295)11/7/2006 6:35:32 PM
From: JBTFD   of 10087
 
Here is a context which makes it more clear to me:

"It is a matter of congratulation, or rather of thankfulness to a divine Providence, that all her officers and every member of her crew succeeded in getting off in safety. The wreck of the Despatch is a singular illustration of the oft-repeated truth, 'Man's extremity is God's opportunity.'"
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