Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes, Principles Quotes

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.

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Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear to the French people, as it will be to all free men of the two worlds; and especially to French soldiers, who, like him and the American soldiers, have combated for liberty and equality.

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History is the invention of historians.

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Great events ever depend but upon a single hair. The adroit man profits by everything, neglects nothing which can increase his chances; the less adroit, by sometimes disregarding a single chance, fails in everything.

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Religions are all founded on miracles - on things we cannot understand, such as the Trinity. Jesus calls himself the Son of God, and yet is descended from David. I prefer the religion of Mahomet - it is less ridiculous than ours.

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But it is at home and not in public that one should wash ones dirty linen. [Fr., Car c'est en famille, ce n'est pas en public, qu'un lave son linge sale.]

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The merit of Mahomet is that he founded a religion without an inferno.

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America is a fortunate country. She grows by the follies of our European nations.

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The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.

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Man, not men, is the most important consideration.

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If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days.

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War is 90% information.

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The army is the true nobility of our country.

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To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies.

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In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we triumph.

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A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.

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You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.

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I cannot approve of your method of operation, you proceed like a bewildered idiot, taking not the least notice of my orders.

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A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.

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Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art.

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