1st Earl of Chatham

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“A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

“If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms—never—never—never!”
—William Pitt, The Elder, Lord Chatham (1708–1778)