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In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
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