In political administration, no problem is ever simple. It can never be reduced to the question whether a certain measure is good… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A great reputation is a great noise, the more there is of it, and the further does it swell. Land, monuments, Nations, all fall,… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
My decision to destroy the authority of the blacks in Saint Domingue (Haiti) is not so much based on considerations of commerce and money,… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
