Quote

The barbarous custom of having men beaten who are suspected of having important secrets to reveal must be abolished. It has always been recognized that this way of interrogating men, by putting them to torture, produces nothing worthwhile.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
Art Collector
Emperor
Militant
Military Leader
Military Officer
Politician
Sovereign
Statesman
Statesperson
Aiacciu
Napoléon Bonaparte
Le Petit Caporal
Le Corse
Napoleone di Buonaparte
Napoleon I
by the Grace of God and the Constitutions
Emperor of the French and King of Italy
Empereur des Français Napoléon I
Napoleon Buonaparte
emperador dels francesos Napoleó I
Napoleone Bonaparte
Napoleone Buonaparte
Emperador de Francia Napoleón I
Napoleon I
Na
Always
Putting
Produces
Men
Produce
Beaten
Military
Reveal
Secret
Recognized
Interrogating
Nothing
Customs
Barbarous
Must
Worthwhile
Abolished
Important
Secrets
Suspected
Way
Torture
Custom

More quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

Image
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
When I had the honor to be a second lieutenant, I ate dry bread, but I never let anyone know that I was poor.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
I believe love to be hurtful to society, and to the individual happiness of men. I believe, in short, that love does more harm than good.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Act swiftly and vigorously, without 'buts' and 'ifs'.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
A great Nation should have a fixed Government, so that the death of one man should not overturn it.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
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.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Much shedding of blood, many great actions, and triumphs, toil and perseverance are the end of all things human.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Soldiers generally win battles generals get credit for them.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
There is only one thing in this world, and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power. All the rest is meaningless.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Charges of cavalry are equally useful at the beginning, the middle and the end of a battle. They should be made always, if possible, on the flanks of the infantry, especially when the latter is engaged in front.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Do not talk to me of goodness, of abstract justice, of nature law. Necessity is the highest law, public welfare is the highest justice.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
The implements to him who can handle them.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
I have made all the calculations fate will do the rest.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Impossible is the word found only in a fool's dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
I treat policies like war. I hoodwink one flank so as to trounce the other. In my family we kneel only to God.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Image
Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires.
Napoleon Bonaparte