Who said "It is unwise to be too confident of the event of battle."?

This quote is attributed to Ernest Rutherford.

It is unwise to be too confident of the event of battle. - Ernest Rutherford

"It is unwise to be too confident of the event of battle."

Ernest Rutherford War

Nuclear Physicist New Zealand-British 1871–1937

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