Quote#Wisdom
They came on in the same old way, and we sent them back in the same…
Quote byArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · 1769–1852
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: About the French attacks at the Battle of Waterloo, quoted in Roberts, Andrew (2010); Napoleon and Wellington; Hachette, UK; ISBN 0297865269..
English (original)
They came on in the same old way, and we sent them back in the same old way.
— Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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