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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

Napoleon Bonaparte

One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Ideas Mad Man Oneself
To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
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Freedom History Man Poet Writing
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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Perseverance Victory
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Ability Opportunity
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
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Failure Moments People Reason Success
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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Daily Death Defeat Live
As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
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Man Philsophy Rule
A true man hates no one.
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Hate Man True
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.
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Control Government Leadership Money Patriot
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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Fight War
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Excellence Kill People Poor Quiet Religion Rich
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
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Ambition Bad Character Goodness Greatness Passion Principle
You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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Intellectual Reason Yourself
A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.
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Ideas Revolution
There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
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Power Spirit Weapon World
Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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Courage Growth Hope Love

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