Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
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“One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Statement at the beginning of the 1813 campaign, as quoted in The Mind of Napoleon (1955) by J. Christopher Herold, p. 45
On the subject of torture, in a letter to Louis Alexandre Berthier (11 November 1798), published in Correspendance Napoleon edited by Henri Plon (1861), Vol. V, No. 3605, p. 128
“Give them a whiff of grapeshot.”
This is often quoted as a command Napoleon issued when dispersing mobs marching on the National Assembly in Paris (5 October 1795), or it is occasionally stated that he boasted "I gave them a whiff of grapeshot" sometime afterwards, but the first known use of the term "whiff of grapeshot" is actually by Thomas Carlyle in his work The French Revolution (1837), describing the use of cannon salvo [salve de canons] against crowds, and not even the use of them by Napoleon.
Misattributed
“Whatever misanthropists may say, ingrates and the perverse are exceptions in the human species.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Robert G. Ingersoll, The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child
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The earliest publication yet located of this famous palindrome is in the "Witty and Whimsical" section of The Saturday Reader, Vol. II, No. 30 (31 March 1866), p. 64:
It is said that Napoleon, when asked by Dr. O'Meara if he really thought he could have invaded England at the time he threatened to do so, replied in the following ingenious anagram [sic]: — "Able was I ere I saw Elba." The reader will Observe that it reads the same backward or forward.
Of such attributions to Napoleon, there is little credence, as stated by William Irvine in Madam I'm Adam and Other Palindromes (1987): "The well-known ABLE WAS I, ERE I SAW ELBA, for example, is conveniently attributed to Napoleon, whose knowledge of English wordplay was certainly questionable, at best." There is no mention of such a palindrome in O'Meara's own work, Napoleon in Exile : or, A Voice from St. Helena (1822).
Misattributed
“The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Variante: It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.
“A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.”
Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)
“A good sketch is better than a long speech.”
Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu'un long discours.
Quoted in L'Arche de Noé (1968) by Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, p. 48; this has sometimes also been translated as "A picture is worth a thousand words", though it is not known to be the origin of that English expression.
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