Famous quotes containing the words dutch, general and/or election:
“The French courage proceeds from vanitythe German from phlegmthe Turkish from fanaticism & opiumthe Spanish from pridethe English from coolnessthe Dutch from obstinacythe Russian from insensibilitybut the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (17881824)
“Under an able general there are no weak troops.”
—Chinese proverb.
“What a glorious time they must have in that wilderness, far from mankind and election day!”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)