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| "Soldiers, think that from the summit of these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, in a speech to the Army of Egypt before the Battle of the Pyramids, 1798 "China? There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes he will move the world. -- Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1800, attributed "A nation must have a religion, and that religion must be under the control of the government." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1801 "It [the Channel] is a mere ditch, and will be crossed as soon as someone has the courage to attempt it. -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1803 "I want the whole of Europe to have one currency; it will make trading much easier." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1807 "In war, three-quarters turns on morale; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808 "There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, after the retreat from Moscow in 1812 "An army marches on its stomach." -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1816, attributed "England is a nation of shopkeepers." -- Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile in Elba |
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