Imagination governs the world. Public morals are natural complement of all laws they are by themselves an entire code. A Constitution should be short and obscure. A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. An order that can be misunderstood, will be misunderstood.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult. Men are more easily governed through their vices than their virtues. God has given me the will and the force to overcome all obstacles.