"Napoleon affords us an example of the..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea.
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“The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. Military and economic power is necessarily wielded by people.”
“In other relationships, it may be permissible to overpower people, but not between people who are living together. That relationship is supposed to be between equals.”