In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

The only victory over love is flight.

The only victory over love is flight.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level...

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level...

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.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

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...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.