Read main thread: Quotes: Who said it and where?
January 25th, 2005  
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Charge_7
Thanks, Doody, Uncle Joe is about the last Soviet I'd have picked to say that so I owe it all to your clue. Really amazing how duplicitous he actually was.

Okay my guesses for the latest one are:

Napolean Bonaparte at Borodino
I know!! I had to read the quote 2 times to make sure of its content. He said it back in 1934

A very good guess but no, Napolean did not say that line nor was it said at Borodino.
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