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It is doubtful whether our soldiers would be maintained if there were…

Quote byGeorge Eliot · 1819–1880

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mill on the Floss (1860).

English (original)

It is doubtful whether our soldiers would be maintained if there were not pacific people at home who like to fancy themselves soldiers. War, like other dramatic spectacles, might possibly cease for want of a "public."

— George Eliot

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