Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes, Faults Quotes, Reason Quotes

A commander-in-chief cannot take as an excuse for his mistakes in warfare an order given by his sovereign or his minister when the person giving the order is absent from the field of operations and is imperfectly aware or wholly unaware of the latest state of affairs. It follows that any commander-in-chief who undertakes to carry out a plan which he considers defective is at fault; he must put forward his reasons, insist on the plan being changed, and finally tender his resignation rather than be the instrument of his army's downfall.

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Liberty and equality are magical words.

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To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

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They are the carrion birds of humanity...[speaking of the Jews] are a state within a state. They are certainly not real citizens...The evils of Jews do not stem from individuals but from the fundamental nature of these people.

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The most constant, the most powerful, and the most generous of all my enemies.

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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

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The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on war at the expense of the enemy territory.

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In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them.

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Good intelligence is nine-tenths of any battle.

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Let the path be open to talent.

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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

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A woman laughing is a woman conquered.

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Morality for the upper classes, the gallows for the rabbles.

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Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command.

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Better to have a known enemy than a forced ally.

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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it.

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Prussia was hatched from a cannon-ball.

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The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

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I see only my objective - the obstacles must give way.

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