[Your nation] seems immovable, never doing glorious things … - Claude Louis Hector de Villars

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[Your nation] seems immovable, never doing glorious things but by halves, and never disgracing itself.

Claude Louis Hector de Villars

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About Claude Louis Hector de Villars

Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun (8 May 1653 – 17 June 1734) was a general of Louis XIV of France, one of only six Marshals who have been promoted to Marshal General of France.

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Alternative Names: Louis-Hector Villars, Marquis de Villars • Duc de Villars

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Also quoted by Voltaire ("Voulez-vous que je vous dise où sont les vrais ennemis du Prince Eugene? Ils sont à Vienne, et les miens à Versailles.")

God protect me from my friends, I can protect myself from my enemies. [Variation: Defend me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies myself].

When the first shot is fired, no one can calculate what will be the issue of the war. It is, therefore, of vast importance to reflect maturely before we begin it.

[Your nation] seems immovable, never doing glorious things but by halves, and never disgracing itself. - Claude Louis Hector de Villars

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