When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Do not talk to me of goodness, of abstract justice, of nature law. Necessity is the highest law, public welfare is the… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A true master of politics is able to calculate, down to the smallest fraction, the advantages to which he may put his… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“My kingdom has fallen because I had built it with power,but the kingdom of Jesus Christ will last forever because it was… — Napoléon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, as in politics, no evil - even if it is permissible under the rules - is excusable unless it is… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Power is what they like - it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
International incidents must not be allowed to shape foreign policy, foreign policy must shape the incidents. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin,… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The first method is that of a schemer and leads only to mediocre results; the other method is the path of genius… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight… — 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
