11 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes on Military

Napoleon Bonaparte quotes on military

9. France is invaded; I am leaving to take command of my troops, and, with God's help and their valor, I hope soon to drive the enemy beyond the frontier.

23. Waterloo will wipe out the memory of my forty victories; but that which nothing can wipe out is my Civil Code. That will live forever.

50. A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

60. An emperor confides his trust in National Soldiers, not in mercenaries.

73. Every soldier carries a marshal's baton in his pack.

79. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

91. I accept I might be defeated, but caught in surprise, never.

97. If you start to take Vienna - take Vienna.

150. Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the latter than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never.

160. The English... are a nation of shopkeepers

189. To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war.