"If it had not been for the English I should have been emperor of the East, but wherever there is water to float a ship we are sure to find them in our way."
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"Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it."
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"A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if it were to my advantage."
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"I wish I could take a raincheck on June 18.1815"
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"It is cowardice to commit suicide."
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"France will always be a great nation."
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"Whatever misanthropists may say, ingrates and the perverse are exceptions in the human species."
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"In a narrow sphere great men are blunderers."
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"I cannot approve of your method of operation, you proceed like a bewildered idiot, taking not the least notice of my orders."
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"While I live I will never resort to irredeemable paper."
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"The art of land warfare is an art of genius, of inspiration. On the sea nothing is genius or inspiration; everything is positive or empiric."
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"A man occupied with public or other important business cannot, and need not, attend to spelling."
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"Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated."
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"Not one cent should be raised unless it is in accord with the law."
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"One might as well try to charge through a wall."
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"Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
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"The word impossible is not French."
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"It is not set speeches at the moment of battle that render soldiers brave."
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"When defending itself against another country, a nation never lacks men, but too often, soldiers."
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"A true master of politics is able to calculate, down to the smallest fraction, the advantages to which he may put his very faults."
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