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It was easier to conquer it [the East] than to know what to do with it

Quote byHorace Walpole · 1717–1797

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Sir Horace Mann (27 March 1772).

English (original)

It was easier to conquer it [the East] than to know what to do with it.

— Horace Walpole

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