Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, spoken statement (2 November 1831), as quoted in Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington (1886) by Philip Henry Stanhope
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I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.
— Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington on Napoleon
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men." in the context of "Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, spoken statement (2 November 1831), as quoted in Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington (1886) by Philip Henry Stanhope" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Napoleon" (Quotes about Napoleon: [[File:Generale Bonaparte in Italia.jpg|thumb|right|Napoleon, far more Italian than French, Italian by race, by instinct, imagination, and souvenir, considers
in his plan the future of Italy, and, on casting up the final accounts of his reign, we find that the net profit is for Italy and
the net loss is for France. ~Hippolyte Taine]]
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About Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British soldier and statesman. Rising to prominence during the Peninsular War, he became a national hero in Britain after the Napoleonic Wars during which he led the victorious Anglo-Allied forces at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two separate occasions.
About Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British soldier and statesman. Rising to prominence during the Peninsular War, he became a national hero in Britain after the Napoleonic Wars during which he led the victorious Anglo-Allied forces at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two separate occasions.
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