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It is now the eighth year, my fellow-soldiers, in which, under the high auspices of the Roman empire, by your valor and perseverance you have been conquering Britain.

From The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Tacitus, Cornelius

In military campaigns, it is generally easy for those who have been conquering to go on to conquer: so much depends upon the expectations with which the contending armies go into battle.

From Hannibal Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob