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Duke of Wellington Quotes: The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.
         

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.


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Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils.

Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils.



An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.



I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life.

I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life.



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