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Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)
Commerce unites men and make them; therefore it is fatal to despotic power.
Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)
Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a property of it; it is incompatible with the sovereignty of the people.
Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)
In practical administration, experience is everything.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
What then is, generally speaking, the truth of history? A fable agreed upon.
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