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As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.'

~Duke Of Wellington

Topics: Day Enemy Generals He His Hope List Lord Names Only Reads Said Trembles

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Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

~Duke Of Wellington

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Publish and be dammed.

~Duke Of Wellington

Topics: Publish

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Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

~Duke Of Wellington

Topics: Battle Gained Greatest Lost Misery Next

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I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

~Duke Of Wellington

Topics: Difference Field Forty His Made Men Napoleon Presence Say Thousand Used

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An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

~Duke Of Wellington

Topics: Affair Discuss Extraordinary Gave Orders Stay Them Wanted

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All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.

~Duke Of Wellington

Topics: Business Endeavour Find Guess Hill Indeed Know Life Other Out Side War You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Public Servant

Born: Unknown

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