Washington is dead! This ...

Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear to the French people, as it will be to all free men of the two worlds; and especially to French soldiers, who, like him and the American soldiers, have combated for liberty and equality.

Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear to the French people, as it will be to all free men of the two worlds; and especially to French soldiers, who, like him and the American soldiers, have combated for liberty and equality.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”

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Love is the idler's occupation, the warrior's relaxation, and the sovereign's ruination.

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In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

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My success and everything good that I have done, I owe to my mother.

Napoleon Bonaparte