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The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
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