"A king is sometimes obliged to commit..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“Man loves the marvelous. It has an irresistible charm for him. He is always ready to leave that with which he is familiar to pursue vain inventions. He lends himself to his own deception.”

“In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. The line of battle once established, the one who has the ability to concentrate an unlooked for mass of artillery suddenly and unexpectedly on one of these points is sure to carry the day.”

“Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.”

“No great leader in history fought to prevent change.”

“When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.”

“The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.”

“To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason”

“The Koran says that there can be no heaven for one who sheds the blood of an innocent neighbour.”

“I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man.”