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Usually, it is man who attacks; as for me, I defend myself, and I often capitulate.

— Napoleon III

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As quoted in The Mistresses : Domestic Scandals of the 19th-Century Monarchs (1966) by E. Cobham Brewer

Variants

It is usually the man who attacks. As for me, I defend myself, and I often capitulate.

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