A Quote by Duke of Wellington

The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. It is only wonderful that we should be able to make so much out of them afterwards.

Duke of Wellington

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Duke of Wellington
British - Public Servant
May 1, 1769 - September 14, 1852

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

Duke of Wellington

The Moroccan scum in Holland... once again not all are scum... but there is a lot of Moroccan scum in Holland who make the streets unsafe, mostly young people... and that should change.

Geert Wilders

The scum of the earth... but what fine soldiers we have made them.

Duke of Wellington

Only a complete moral idiot can believe for an instant that we are fighting against the wretched of the earth. We are fighting, as I said before, against the scum of the earth

Christopher Hitchens

I shall not rest until Leeds United are kicked out of the football league. Their fans are the scum of the earth, absolute animals and a disgrace. I will do everything in my power to make sure this happens.

Ken Bates

Not all are scum, but there is a lot of Moroccan scum in Holland who makes the streets unsafe.

Geert Wilders

Earth walks on Earth, Glittering in gold; Earth goes to Earth, Sooner than it wold; Earth builds on Earth, Palaces and towers; Earth says to Earth, Soon, all shall be ours.

Walter Scott

The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

I have the ability to create and be in touch with God. I can't change bread and wine into body and blood, but I can take the scum or the slime of the earth and make it into a man or woman.