Much controversy has been spent upon the demeanour of the Duke towards his soldiers, which has been stigmatised as cold, distant, at times harsh, and even selfish.
"Maxims And Opinions Of Field-Marshal His Grace The Duke Of Wellington, Selected From His Writings And Speeches During A Public Life Of More Than Half A Century"
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
He spoke as much to his friend as to the youth, and there can be no doubt that this consideration was the restraining force with many who have been stigmatised as half-hearted Reformers, because though they loved truth, they feared to lose unity.
"The Armourer's Prentices"
Charlotte Mary Yonge
His determination to wait until the degenerate representative of the human family had been stigmatised by all the world he finally abandoned.
"The Goose Man"
Jacob Wassermann