Quote#Money & Wealth
His poor marksmanship must be taken into account. We have just won…
Quote byGeorges Clemenceau · 1841–1929
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prime Minister, Arguing against seeking the death penalty for the anarchist who had attempted to assassinate him on 19 February 1919, shooting at him seven times and hitting him only once in the chest, as quoted in A Time for Angels : The Tragicomic History of the League of Nations (1975) by Elmer B.
English (original)
His poor marksmanship must be taken into account. We have just won the most terrible war in history, yet here is a Frenchman who misses his target 6 out of 7 times at point-blank range. Of course, this fellow must be punished for the careless use of a dangerous weapon and for poor marksmanship. I suggest that he be locked up for eight years, with intensive training in a shooting gallery.
— Georges Clemenceau
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