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When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

Napoleon Bonaparte

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Fight War
Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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Art Endurance Forever
If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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History Past Reading
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.
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Creation Death Genius Himself Love Man Myself
A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.
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Ideas Revolution
Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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Enough Myself War Win Yourself
In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
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Greatness Ourselves Time
It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
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Himself Man Nature Soul Victory Weapon
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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Politics Stupidity
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds, I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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Art Avoid Fate Mindset Myself Risk War
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Enemy Himself Mistake Yourself
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
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Action Thinking Time
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
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Death Deep Reason
What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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Government Opinion Support
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
The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain.
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Generosity Hands Money Patriot

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