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Den filosofiske Napoleon      
Ingen hærfører har spredt sit talent ud på så mange felter som
korsikaneren Bonaparte
Code Napoleon er dog juristers værk mere end Napoleons men han var en
kompetent over-redaktør af den vigtigste lovsamling siden Romerretten
Følgende er pluk fra hans ofte lidet originale selv-markedsføring
men der er meget sund fornuft og interessant fransk flyvskhed i
aforismerne

En forfatning skal være kort og uklar Napoleon 1803
   De dumme taler om fortiden, de kloge om nutiden og de gale om
fremtiden. Napoleon
   The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's
designs to one's means. Napoleon I
   The old nobility would have survived if they had known enough
to become masters of printing materialsNapoleon Bonaparte
   Moralen er meget ofte skalkeskjul for bagvaskelsen. Napoleon
   People who are masters in their own house are never
tyrants.Napoleon
   `In politics stupidity is not a handicap.Napoleon
Bonaparte(1769-1821)
   A man will fight harder for his interests than his
rights.Napoleon
   All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion, it is
the ruler of the world. Napoleon
Every man who is worth thirty millions and is not wedded to them, is
dangerous to the government. Napoleon
   Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly
consult.Napoleon
   The true wealth of a state consists in the number of its
inhabitants, in their toil and industry.Napoleon
   There is one kind of robber, whom the law does not strike at,
and who steals what is most precious to men: time. Napoleon
   Lægerne vil i den kommende verden, blive gjort ansvarlig for
flere liv end selv vi generalerNapoleon
   History is a set of lies agreed upon.Napoleon Bonaparte
   Unhappy the general who comes in the field of battle with a
system. Napoleon
"Kina er en sovende kæmpe, og når den vågner, vil verden ryste"
Napoleon