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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.

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Aristophanes
Age: 0
Comedy Writer
Playwright
Poet
Father of Comedy
Less
Valor
Often
Skill
Happens
Army
Skills
Leadership
Depends
Leader
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