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"As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended him as a famous Irishman, he replied "A man can be born in a stable, and yet not be an animal.
About Arthur Wellesley
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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Additional quotes by Arthur Wellesley
At Waterloo [Waterloo] sought to break up the rocket unit, commanded by Major E. C. Whinyates R.A.
A staff officer told him 'But that, Your Grace, will break Major Whinyates's heart.'
'Damn his heart, Sir, let my orders be obeyed!
Napoleon built his campaigns of iron and when one piece broke the whole structure collapsed. I made my campaigns using rope, and if a piece broke I tied a knot
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