"Every soldier carries a Marshal's baton in his knapsack"
— Napoleon

January 1, 1970

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Actually uttered by Louis XVIII. See Every soldier carries a Marshal's baton in his knapsack by Dushenko K.V., Bulletin of Cultural Studies (Вестник культурологии, ISSN 2658-3291). DOI: 10.31249/hoc/2019.02.11