"Every man who is worth thirty millions..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
Every man who is worth thirty millions and is not wedded to them, is dangerous to the government.
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“History is the invention of historians.”
“There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves.”
“The best medicine against the grapes of wrath is a whiff of grapeshot”
More on Wealth
“Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it oftener happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which would be more disreputable.”
“Money makes money. And the money that makes money makes more money.”
“When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.”
More on Power
“Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . .”
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“Big business is not dangerous because it is big, but because its bigness is an unwholesome inflation created by privileges and exemptions which it ought not to enjoy.”