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Arthur Wellesley

"The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton."

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"The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton."

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"Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there."

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"Everybody is fighting a hard battle that you know nothing about, never give up with yours."

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