"I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword."
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"The merit of Mahomet is that he founded a religion without an inferno."
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"I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good."
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"The sovereignty of the people is inalienable."
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"The advance and perfecting of mathematics are closely joined to the prosperity of the nation."
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"You do not get peace by shouting: Peace. Peace is a meaningless word; what we need is a glorious peace."
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"It is exceptional and difficult to find in one man all the qualities necessary for a great general."
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"Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives."
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"The process of quitting smoking doesn't end with the last cigarette. It's not quitting itself, the real key is staying quit"
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"The barbarous custom of having men beaten who are suspected of having important secrets to reveal must be abolished. It has always been recognized that this way of interrogating men, by putting them to torture, produces nothing worthwhile."
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"The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful!"
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"A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination."
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"It is rare that a legislature reasons. It is too quickly impassioned."
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"My waking thoughts are all of thee. Your portrait and the remembrance of last night's delirium have robbed my senses of repose. Sweet and incomparable Josephine, what an extraordinary influence you have over my heart. Are you vexed? Do I see you sad? Are you ill at ease? My soul is broken with grief, and there is no rest for your lover."
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"I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is not a man. Superficial minds see a resemblance between Christ and the founders of empires, and the gods of other religions. That resemblance does not exist. There is between Christianity and whatever other religions the distance of infinity."
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"Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity."
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"I shall be an Attila to Venice."
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"This year has begun hopefully for right thinkers. After all these centuries of feudal barbarism and political slavery, it is surprising to see how the word of 'liberty' sets minds on fire."
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"Lack is more in means, than in principles."
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"The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances."
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