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The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography.
Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.
A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything.
Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.
It is impossible to imitate Voltaire without being Voltaire.
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.
Your dreams were the one place you could be physically safe.
In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.
This is a hard fight and we had better all die than lose it.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
It's not the size of the army but the power within the army.
Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten.
We may stop ourselves when going up, never when coming down.
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.
Man will believe anything, as long as it's not in the bible.
Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.
Bloodletting is among the ingredients of political medicine.
Morality for the upper classes, the gallows for the rabbles.
What a beautiful fix we are in now; peace has been declared.
In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.
The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
Public instruction should be the first object of government.
Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated.
What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.
Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.
On their side more men are standing, on ours more will fight!
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.
My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas.
As a doctor I had no choice. As a philosopher I had too many.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.
True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination.
An army which cannot be regularly recruited is a doomed army.
I love a brave soldier who has undergone the baptism of fire.
Independence, like honor, is a rocky island, without a beach.
It is easier to brave and threaten, than to conquer an enemy.
What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
The best generals are those who have served in the artillery.
Equality should be the chief basis of the education of youth.
Of all the peoples of Europe, Spaniards disgust me the least.
An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries.
Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible.
God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.