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An army marches on its stomach

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  1. To be effective, an army relies on good and plentiful food. This saying is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

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“An army marches on its stomach, so you’ve got to feed the troops,” Mr. Digby said.

From New York Times

I think it was Napoleon who said that an army marches on its stomach.

From Salon

They say an army marches on its stomach.

From BBC

Napoleon may or may not have said: "An army marches on its stomach," but he was clearly keen to broaden his soldiers' provisions from smoked and salted meat.

From BBC

Right, the quote is, "An army marches on its stomach."

From Salon

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