Napoleon proposed to invade Russia and bring its Czar under his sway. It is said that someone ventured to say of his purpose, “Man proposes, but God disposes.” On hearing the remark, Napoleon is said to have replied, “I propose, and I dispose.” But that was to leave God out of the reckoning, and it proved fatal. For God dealt with Napoleon through one of the tiniest, most fragile creations, the snowflake. The snows of Russia defeated the presumptuous Napoleon. “Russia shall be mine,” his proud heart had said whereas the Lord was there. Because of God, the Corsican’s proudly conceived invasion came to disaster and defeat. Emperors, kings, dictators, generals, and statesmen who leave God out of their reckoning are fools.