French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.