Who said “Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any…”?

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Margaret Mitchell. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceGone with the Wind (1936)

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Mitchell, M. (n.d.). Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17967-fighting-is-like-champagne-it-goes-to-the/

MLA

Mitchell, Margaret. “Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17967-fighting-is-like-champagne-it-goes-to-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Mitchell, Margaret. “Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17967-fighting-is-like-champagne-it-goes-to-the/.

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