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What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the confidence of each in themselves that is to say, bravery, patience, and all that is contained in the idea of moral means.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
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