France has more need of me than I have need of France.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

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.

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

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