I did not usurp the crown. I picked it up from the gutter; the people placed it on my head. I was king of the people as the Bourbons are kings of the nobles.

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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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All authority is in the throne; and what is the throne? This wooden frame covered with velvet? No, I am the throne.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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I am a monarch of God's creation, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I render an account of my government to none save God and Jesus Christ.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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