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• In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Peace, Military, War

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

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• In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Character, Balance

  'Correspondance de Napolèon Ier' vol. 17 (1865) no.14276 'Observations sur les affaires d'Espagne, Saint- Cloud, 27 août 1808'

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• The life of a citizen is the property of his country.

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  Country, Citizens, Property

  "Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts" collected and published by Cte. A. G. de Liancourt; edited by James Alexander Manning, 1848.

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• Nothing is more destructive than the charge of artillery on a crowd.

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  Military, Crowds, Artillery

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• If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Istanbul, Would Be, Earth

  "Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World" edited by Thomas F. Madden, Penguin Random House, November 7, 2014.

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• What is the future? What is the past? What are we? What is the magic fluid that surrounds us and conceals the things we most need to know? We live and die in the midst of marvels.

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  Past, Magic, Needs

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• The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Victory, Moments, Danger

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• Generals are not to be too scrupulous.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

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• I treat policies like war. I hoodwink one flank so as to trounce the other. In my family we kneel only to God.

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  War, My Family, Treats

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• A Constitution should be short and obscure.

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  Power, Political, Politics

  Napoleon Bonaparte (2010). “The Corsican: The Virtual Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte”, p.88, Fireship Press

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• The sovereignty of the people is inalienable.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Power, People, Politics

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

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  Determination, Soldier, Endurance

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• There are two levers for moving men - interest and fear.

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  Courage, Motivation, Fear

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• They wanted me to be a Washington.

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  Political, Term Limits, Politics

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• I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning.

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  War, Battle, Knows

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• Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

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  Veterans Day, War, Work

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• Vengeance has no foresight.

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  Vengeance, Foresight

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• Man will believe anything, as long as it's not in the bible.

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  Believe, Men, Long

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• In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of his benevolence until he has demonstrated that he can be severe with malefactors.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Country, Political, Inspire

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• There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Knowing, Talent

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

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• War justifies everything.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Justify

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• Never lose sight of this maxim, that you should establish your cantonments at the most distant and best protected point from the enemy, especially where a surprise is possible. By this means you will have time to unite all your forces before he can attack you.

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  War, Mean, Sight

  Napoleon Bonaparte (2012). “Napoleon's Military Maxims”, p.30, Courier Corporation

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• When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

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  Commitment, Power, Politics

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• We are born, we live, we die among supernatural.

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  Mystery, Wonder, Born

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• A great reputation is a great noise, the more there is of it, and the further does it swell. Land, monuments, Nations, all fall, but the noise remains, and will reach to other generations.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Fall, Land, Noise

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