"The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely."
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"If fifty thousand men were to die for the good of the State, I certainly would weep for them, but political necessity comes before everything else."
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"An army marches on its stomach."
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"The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance."
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"Do not talk to me of goodness, of abstract justice, of nature law. Necessity is the highest law, public welfare is the highest justice."
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"We may stop ourselves when going up, never when coming down."
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"Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me and accepted all my views, were those who did me the most injury."
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"A prince should suspect everything."
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"Occupation is the scythe of time."
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"A Constitution should be short and obscure."
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"Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men."
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"The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on war at the expense of the enemy territory."
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"I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?"
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"Religion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!"
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"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon."
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"Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right."
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"There is no class of people so hard to manage in a state, as those whose intentions are honest, but whose consciences are bewitched."
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"The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague."
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"There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous."
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"You cannot treat with all the world at once."
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