Napoleon Bonaparte — Philosophical Quotes

202 quotes · Military Leader, Emperor

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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Philosophical

“A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.”

Government Army Roots

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Philosophical

“For my part, it is not the mystery of the incarnation which I discover in religion, but the mystery of social order, which associates with heaven that idea of equality which prevents the rich from destroying the poor”

Ideas Order Equality

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Philosophical

“The art of government is not to let me grow stale.”

Art Government

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Philosophical

“The merit of Mahomet is that he founded a religion without an inferno.”

Hell Merit

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Philosophical

“An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries.”

War Soldier Emperor

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Philosophical

“Public esteem is the recompense of honest men.”

Men Opinion

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Philosophical

“In politics, an absurdity in public business is going into it.”

Politics Politician

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Philosophical

“Artillery is more essential to cavalry than to infantry, because cavalry has no fire for its defence, but depends on the sabre.”

War Fire Essentials

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Philosophical

“Muhammad was a great man, an intrepid soldier; with a handful of men he triumphed at the battle of Bender (sic); a great captain, eloquent, a great man of state, he revived his fatherland and created a new people and a new power in the middle of Arabia.”

People Men Army

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Philosophical

“I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.”

Lucky

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Philosophical

“The sovereignty of the people is inalienable.”

People Politics

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Philosophical

“Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior artillery, it will become demoralized and will be destroyed.”

War Fighting Army

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