Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEReligion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
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Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
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Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies
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