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Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.

— Ferdinand Foch

Les avions sont des jouets intéressants mais n'ont aucune utilité militaire

Original text (French)

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Notes from Wikiquote

Said in 1911 as quoted in Time : A Traveler's Guide (1998) by Clifford A. Pickover, p. 249

Variants

Airplanes are interesting toys, but have no military utility.

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