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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. — A J P Taylor
There is no more reason for a room on a stage to be a reproduction of an actual room than for an actor who plays… — Robert Edmond Jones
It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon… — Alexander Herzen
My fame will outshine that of Victor Hugo or Napoleon — Unknown Author
Napoleon, who had an aversion to the moral laxity of the eighteenth century, which he blamed on the domination of society by women, was determined… — J. Christopher Herold
Little thinks, in the field, yon red-cloaked clown, Of thee, from the hill-top looking down; And the heifer, that lows in the upland farm, Far-heard,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Allies had made war on Napoleon as a tyrant and an oppressor of nations; yet once they had got him out of the way,… — J. Christopher Herold
Napoleon: You have written this huge book on the system of the world without once mentioning the author of the universe. Laplace: Sire, I had… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
History is powerful stuff. One day your world is fine. The next day it's knocked for a metaphysical loop. Was Napoleon really at Waterloo? Would… — Henry Bromell
Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state. — Matthew Simpson
War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize "world peace" even when we get it. — Bruce Sterling
To Napoleon on why his works on celestial mechanics make no mention of God: Your Highness, I have no need of this hypothesis. — Pierre-Simon Laplace
To the very last, he [Napoleon] had a kind of idea; that, namely, of la carrière ouverte aux talents, - the tools to him that… — John Keats
The monster has escaped Elba!" "The tyrant has landed at Cannes!" "Bonaparte meets the troops." "Napoleon approaches Paris." "His Imperial Majesty has entered the capital. — David Frum
I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition; but I will labour for freedom and for the moral… — Lajos Kossuth
The Revolution's most important result was Napoleon, whose most important result (as France learned in 1871, and again in 1914, and again in 1940) was… — George Will
Under this roof are the heads of the family of Rothschild - a name famous in every capital of Europe and every division of the… — Benjamin Disraeli
Of all the major religions, or lack thereof, the atheist's is one of the best pretenders: his foundation for all existences, as well as moral… — Criss Jami
Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the west. With Napoleon's… — James Buchan
Some friends said they weren't surprised to find out Napoleon and I were related, but it came as quite a shock to me. — Tom Conti
Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French… — Edwidge Danticat
The new French theme park based on Napoleon is named Napoleon's Bivouac, and will honor Napoleon with rides, battle reenactments, and the brutal March on… — Peter Sagal
Active people don't change the world profoundly; ideas do. Napoleon is less important in world history than Jean-Jacques Rousseau. — Michel Houellebecq
Programs like 'Jeopardy' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' are ridiculous. They're the stupidest shows in history. They're making us dumber. They don't give… — Ray Bradbury
I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it… — Curtis Jackson

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