“I felt then, and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.” – Donald Trump, on surviving the Butler PA assassination attempt in July, via NYT.

“I take it as a confirmation of the mission of Providence to continue to pursue my life purpose, as I have done so far.” – A certain ex-corporal, on surviving an assassination attempt many years ago.

P.S. – There’s also this from the latter: “Must I not recognize therein the governance of a higher power which protects me, so that I can lead the German people to victory? Providence has frustrated all attempts against me. That can have only one historical meaning, that it has elected me to lead the German people.”

Sorry for the you-know-what comparison. I usually hate it when others do it. But Trump’s inaugural remarks just begged for a comparison.