If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In order that a people may be free, it is necessary that the governed be sages, and those who govern, gods. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
This year has begun hopefully for right thinkers. After all these centuries of feudal barbarism and political slavery, it is surprising to… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear… — 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