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Picture of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Emperor Napoleon in his Study at the Tuileries, by Jacques-Louis David, 1812

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Napoleon Bonaparte (French: Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian: Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century.

❝Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.❞ [+]

❝Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.❞ [+]

❝There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.❞ [+]

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