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While we had France for an enemy, Germany was the scene to employ and…

Quote byWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham · 1708–1778

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in the House of Commons (August 1762).

English (original)

While we had France for an enemy, Germany was the scene to employ and baffle her arms.

— William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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