Battle Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning.”

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He is almost a statesman. He lies well.

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Men grow old quickly on the battlefield.

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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.

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When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation

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In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments.

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All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

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The bullet that will kill me is not yet cast.

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Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.

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A great reputation is a great noise, the more there is of it, and the further does it swell. Land, monuments, Nations, all fall,…

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Character is victory organized.

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Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it.

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My decision to destroy the authority of the blacks in Saint Domingue (Haiti) is not so much based on considerations of commerce and money,…

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