Quote #117

In victory, you deserve Champagne; in defeat, you need it.

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  2. In warfare, the mental to the physical is as three is to one.
  3. In great crisis, it is the lot of women to soften our misfortunes.
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  6. It is not enough that I succeed - everyone else must fail.- Adapted from Hannibal.
  7. In a great nation, the majority are incapable of judging wisely of things.
  8. It is the cause, and not the death, that makes the martyr.

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