Quote#Wisdom
… they were willing to their ability, I testify, yes, beyond their…
Quote byPaul Kruger · 1825–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: His appraisal of the Boer military leaders at the end of the Second Boer War, May/June 1902, as quoted in Bredell, H.C. & Grobler, P., 1947, Gedenkskrifte van Paul Kruger, p. 184. Van Schaik, Pretoria. See:.
English (original)
… they were willing to their ability, I testify, yes, beyond their ability.
— Paul Kruger
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