Quote#Self
Forts, cannons and foreign aid will not help unless every man himself…
Quote byCarl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim · 1867–1951
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mannerheim's speech to strengthen and maintain the will of the soldiers to fight..
English (original)
Forts, cannons and foreign aid will not help unless every man himself knows that he is the guard of his country.
— Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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