| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 30745 |
| QUOTATION: | The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thomas Jefferson (17431826), U.S. president. letter, Feb. 6, 1813. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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