Tea at Trianon: Trump's Vision For Middle East Peace

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Trump's Vision For Middle East Peace

Are we finally on the brink of the era of peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima? Yesterday was the anniversary of the great miracle. From Overton News:

Then President Trump brought the entire Israeli Knesset to its feet as he touted the most ambitious peace deal in modern history.
He turned to the bigger picture, sharing what this peace deal means for the region.
This will be remembered as the “Dancing in the Streets” address.
“With this week’s cease-fire, we’ve achieved the most challenging breakthrough of them all...the most challenging breakthrough maybe ever.”
“I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve been involved in a lot of success. I’ve never seen ANYTHING like what’s going on today all over the world.”
He painted a picture of celebration and relief spreading across countries.
“People are dancing in the streets...not just in Israel. They’re dancing in the streets of countries that would’ve never danced in the street about what’s happening today.”
“They’re dancing in the streets!”
Trump reminded the room how long and brutal the conflict had been.
“This long and difficult war has now ended…some say 3,000 years, some say 500...whatever it is, it’s the granddaddy of them all.”
“In an unprecedented achievement, virtually the entire region has endorsed the plan: Gaza will be immediately demilitarized, Hamas will be disarmed, and Israel’s security will no longer be threatened in any way, shape, or form.”
The chamber was electric for the man who made it all possible. (Read more.)