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"There are only two forces that unite men — fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment."
NapoleonYou cannot drag a mans conscience before any tribunal, and no one is a — Napoleon
"You cannot drag a mans conscience before any tribunal, and no one is answerable for his religious opinions to any power on earth."
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Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a state
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