A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

Truth fears no question.

Truth fears no question.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.