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> [Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-p-taylor/like-most-of-those-who-study-history-he-napoleon-iii-learned-from-the/)

[A. J. P. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-p-taylor/)

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> [It was the German schoolhouse which destroyed Napoleon III. France, since then, is making monster cannon and drilling soldiers still, but she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/it-was-the-german-schoolhouse-which-destroyed-napoleon-iii-france/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

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> [“If the empire were to collapse, I should personally feel extremely sad. I absolutely do not believe that the personal rule of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-liszt/if-the-empire-were-to-collapse-i-should-personally-feel-extremely-sad/)

[Franz Liszt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-liszt/)

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> [It was the same clear brain and firm hand which brought Napoleon III into Italy in 1859.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-j-whyte/it-was-the-same-clear-brain-and-firm-hand-which-brought-napoleon-iii/)

[Arthur J Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-j-whyte/)

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