"All becomes easy when we follow the..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“I generally had to give in.”

“A legislator must know how to take advantage of even the defects of those he wants to govern. The art consists in making others work rather than in wearing oneself out.”

“History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”

“You have to be able to swim in backlash.”

“Journalism has a distinct place in familiarizing and expressing public opinion.”

“Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only the judges may hear, for instigators are not lacking to stir up the crowd against me, and against all the best citizens. To scorn, in the interest of the Republic, this multitude of Jews so often turbulent in the assemblies shows a singular strength of mind. The money is in the Treasury; they do not accuse us of theft; they seek to stir up hatreds.”

“Imitators? All right! Disciples if you like. But disciples be damned. It's not interesting.”

“He who eats my bread, does my will.”

“If you want to change the world, be that change.”