The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants.

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But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.

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I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

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In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory.

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A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.

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