Do you know, Fontanes, what astonishes me most in this world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long run the sword is always beaten b… - Napoleon

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Do you know, Fontanes, what astonishes me most in this world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the spirit

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Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military general who rose dramatically up the ranks of the French Army during the French Revolution, becoming the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic (11 November 1799 - 18 May 1804), and then Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I (18 May 1804 - 6 April 1814, and again briefly from 20 March - 22 June 1815). He died in exile on the island of Saint Helena.

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Native Name: Napulione Buonaparte
Alternative Names: Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleone di Buonaparte Empereur des Français Napoléon I Napoleon Buonaparte Napoleone Bonaparte Napoleone Buonaparte Napoleon I the Corsican Napolean The Little Corporal Napulione di Buonaparte Napoleon I of France Napoleone I Little Corporal Emperador dels Francesos Napoleó I Napoleon Bonaparte
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Las batallas contra las mujeres son las únicas que se ganan huyendo

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You call these baubles, well, it is with baubles that men are led... Do you think that you would be able to make men fight by reasoning? Never. That is only good for the scholar in his study. The soldier needs glory, distinctions, and rewards.

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