Are we entirely ready, sir?" said Lieutenant Hornett, with the special inflection that means "We are not entirely ready, sir."" We had better be. Glory awaits, gentlemen. In the words of General Tacticus, 'let us take history by the scrotum.' Of course, he was not a very honourable fighter. Terry Pratchett
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This quote is most commonly attributed to the Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831). The English translation of his statement reads: "I am not quite prepared to say that we are entirely ready, but I do know that we are not entirely unprepared."

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