Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonapartewas a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1769
CityAjaccio, France
CountryFrance
What I have done up to this is nothing. I am only at the beginning of the course I must run. Do you imagine that I triumph in Italy in order to aggrandise the pack of lawyers who form the Directory, and men like Carnot and Barras? What an idea!
A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything.
I cannot approve of your method of operation, you proceed like a bewildered idiot, taking not the least notice of my orders.
War justifies everything.
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Men are moved by only two mechanisms: fear and self-interest. Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Power is founded upon opinion.
Do you know what amazes me more than anything else? The impotence of force to organize anything.
The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful!
Public instruction should be the first object of government.
There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.
Wherever wood can swim, there I am sure to find this flag of England.
When defending itself against another country, a nation never lacks men, but too often, soldiers.
I generally had to give in.
You cannot stop me; I spend thirty thousand men a month.