Quote #34
A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.
More from Napoleon Bonaparte
- A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
- A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.
- A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.
- A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.
- What then is, generally speaking, the truth of history ? A fable agreed upon.
- A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination.
- Greatness is nothing unless it be lasting.
- Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.