Quote#Wisdom
Those who make the attack ought to be very well prepared to support it
Quote byGiles Rooke · 1743–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Almgill v. Pierson (1797), 2 Bos. & Pull. 104..
English (original)
Those who make the attack ought to be very well prepared to support it.
— Giles Rooke
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