History Quote by Henry Freeman

“History is a set of lies agreed upon. – Napoléon Bonaparte”

— Pamela Crane

The history of Napoleon now becomes, for 12 momentous years, the history of mankind.

— John Holland Rose

“This was one of the most revealing scenes of the whole revolution – one of those rare episodes when the hidden relations of power…

— Orlando Figes

“If the empire were to collapse, I should personally feel extremely sad. I absolutely do not believe that the personal rule of Napoleon III…

— Franz Liszt

“One by one, Napoleon's armies toppled the ancient monarchies of Europe. The French believed the great ideals of their Republic-liberty, equality, and fraternity-were universal…

— David S. Kidder

“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible…

— Ernesto Guevara

“...What was the revolution for?" "Liberty. But people in France are tired of freedom. It's when people can vote that they realize how catastrophic…

— William Dietrich

“Whenever someone implies that history is boring, I bring up Napoleon's penis.”

— Tony Perrottet

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?…

— Henry Bromell

It is more pleasant and useful to go through the 'experience of the revolution' than to write about it.

— Anonymous

“Whenever anyone tells me that history's boring, I bring up Napoleon's penis.”

— Tony Perrottet

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson