"A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised."
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"The only true conquests-those that awaken no regrets- are those obtained over our ignorance."
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"Large legislative bodies resolve themselves into coteries, and coteries into jealousies."
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"I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think."
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"How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?"
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"War is 90% information."
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"This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride."
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"In war it is not men, but the man who counts."
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"If I had not been defeated in Acre against Jezzar Pasha of Turk. I would conquer all of the East."
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"An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated."
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"What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion."
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"The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs."
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"In political administration, no problem is ever simple. It can never be reduced to the question whether a certain measure is good or not."
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"Sometimes a single battle decides everything and sometimes, too, the slightest circumstance decides the issue of a battle. There is a moment in every battle at which the least manoeuvre is decisive and gives superiority, as one drop of water causes overflow."
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"Religions are all founded on miracles - on things we cannot understand, such as the Trinity. Jesus calls himself the Son of God, and yet is descended from David. I prefer the religion of Mahomet - it is less ridiculous than ours."
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"The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin."
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"Why and how are words so important that they cannot be too often used."
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"The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they attack each other and fight for a certain time; the critical moment arrives, a mental flash decides, and the least reserve accomplishes the object."
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"As for myself, I do not believe that such a person as Jesus Christ ever existed; but as the people are inclined to superstition, it is proper not to oppose them."
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"I have come to realise that men are not born to be free."
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