Providence is always on the side of the big battalions

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Providence is always on the side of the big battalions proverbial saying, early 19th century; earlier versions are attributed to the Comte de Bussy-Rabutin (1618–93), ‘God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small,’ and Voltaire (1694–1778), ‘God is on the side not of the heavy battalions but of the best shots.’

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