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If fifty thousand men were to die for the good of the State, I certainly would weep for them, but political necessity comes before everything else.
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Not one cent should be raised unless it is in accord with the law.
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Nothing is lost as long as courage remains.
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All things proclaim the existence of God.
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The keys of a fortress are always well worth the retirement of the garrison when it is resolved to yield only on those conditions. On this principle it is always wiser to grant an honorable capitulation to a garrison which has made a vigorous resistance than to risk an assault.
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War,--the trade of barbarians!
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Prison, blood, death, create enthusiasts and martyrs, and bring forth courage and desperate resolution.
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Knowledge and history are the enemies of religion.
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In political administration, no problem is ever simple. It can never be reduced to the question whether a certain measure is good or not.
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Oh well, no matter what happens, there's always death.
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At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity.
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An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated.
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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Men are moved by only two mechanisms: fear and self-interest. Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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We are born, we live, we die among supernatural.
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Passionate people invariably deny their anger, and cowards often boast their ignorance of fear.
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I generally had to give in.
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I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.
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The transition from the defensive to the offensive is one of the most delicate operations in war.
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War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.
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There shall be no Alps.
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One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.
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There is a joy in danger.
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Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.
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One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.