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It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it.

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
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Emperor of the French and King of Italy
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