Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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...

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

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.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

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.

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 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.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

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...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

He is not great who is not greatly good.

He is not great who is not greatly good.

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...

It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different...