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War is the business of barbarians.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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  1. Victory belongs to the most persevering.
  2. Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.
  3. Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu'un long discours.
  4. We cannot escape from the arbitrariness of the judge, unless we place ourselves under the despotism of the law.
  5. To write history, one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary should be free from all pre-occu…
  6. We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
  7. To seduce a wife from her husband, or a son from his father, are odious acts, unworthy of civilised nations.
  8. We must not obstinately contend against circumstances, but rather let us obey them. We have many projects in life but little determination.

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Topics in this quote

  • war
  • morality
  • barbarism
  • civilization
  • violence

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