The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-08
MAxIMs OF NAPOLEON.

A voice from the past this. an echo from
the days when a great wrong was perpe-
| trated; pathetic document that the book
hunters good luck enables Us 10 present
in &. selection Of utterances. The whole
is 2 pamphlet published in 1870 by one
L'Huillier-Lebranc. Rue Serpente. Paris
under the title, "Afaxims en- pensees du
prisonnier de. Ste Helene" and IS said 10
be 2 reprint from an original English edi-
ton seized at the time by the government
The French edition had shared the same
fate, 10 q large extent, evidently, since
rare copies OF il are TO be found yet
Tradition has il that the title is Napol-
cons own, that the manuscript consisted
Of number of loose sheets and that these
were allowed. somehow. 10 fall into the
hands OF Las Cases. when. after the death
Of the emperor all his papers were seized
and sent TO England IN the selection
which follows & grouping Of aphorisnas IS
attempted pardonable license. we think
in cases Of thoughts consigned 10 writing
al the hazard of a mood
Let US take the personal note first.
I have been extravagantly praised like
all sovereigns who achieve extraordinary
feats, but I always knew what my in
trinsic value was.
I have been compared to many celebrat-
cd men. both modern and ancient; in
point of fact I resemble none.
Hal I wished 10 be merely chief OF the
revolution my part would have soon been
played; 1 became its master because 1
had a sword
When I had done with the revolution
made public opinion. and succeeded. to
the intense astonishment of the revolu
tionists.
From the moment I became chief of
the government I looked TO myself for
advice and did well. Ny mistakes date
from the moment began to listen 10 ad-
visers.
Kings never lack cavilers about them.
I never allowed criticisms You ask a
physician to cure a fever. not TO satirizo
it. Have YOU remedies2 Administer
them. You have not2 Hold your tongue.
Europe copies my laws. nv institutions
are initiated. my works bought. one apes
my politics and even the tone OF my court
Ny government has not then been as
absurd and es bad as was given out.
The word liberal that has so much
charm for ears of dialogues has been in
vented by myself If 1 am q usurper
they are plagiarists.
1 hate illusions; that is why the world
meant for me always the fact and not the
right.
have three great days in my life: Ma
rengO. Austerlitz and Jena. unless I would
add as fourth that on which I gave aud
ience to the Emperor Of Austria in G
ditch.
/ made a great bIunder in not erasing
Prussia from the map of Europe
After my fall the voice of fortune babe
me die; honor compelled me TO live.
There is no future for me, except when
7 shall be no more. Calumny can reach
me only so long as I live.
The following unpleasant series is con-
corning England:
My continental system was devised to
ruin the commerce of England and Sc
cure peace for the world. The only de-
feet II had was in the difficulty Of rigorous
execution; few have understood that sys-
tenn.
made a good many blunders in my
life; the greatest was to have delivered my
person &c the English; 1 had faith in
their loyalty.
There IS an act of violence that will
never be effaced from the memory Of gen
erations-rny exile to st. Helena.
Sir Hudson Lowe is a rude jailer: it is
his business. One would say. from the
manner in which he treats me. that he
knows my worth.
a few maxims now:
Your interiors are of real help to you
only when they know you are infexible.
When the masses are corrupted in
state laws are useless without despotism.
In revolutions there are two kinds Of
men-those who make them and those who
profit by them.
When nations cease to complain they
cease TO think.
The first impulse of a people is precious
one must know how to use it to advan-
tage.
one can stop in rising, never in declin-
ing.
Scion was right: one cannot judge of a
mans merit until after his death.
Ten who speak make more noise than
ten thousand who keep silence. That is
the secret of howIers in the tribune.
The following concerns France:
History viii tell some day what France
was at my advent and what she was
when I gave laws 90 Europe.
After my Victories in ItaIy unable to
restore iE France royal pomp. gave
her the splendor of conquest
7 said that France was i'm me and not
in the people of Paris I was made 20
say IT am France" ia France c'est
moiD which is absurd.
I gave fresh impulse 10 the spirit
OF France. In ten years there has been
astonishing progress. II France wishes
TO decline she has but TO resume her
old plans of colonization and loans
France is fnexhaustible. I had a proof
Of it after the war with Russia and IN
1918. You have only 70 strike the ground
10 have armies and treasure rising
Such country viii never be subju-
gated or dismemhered.
The disasters Of France since fs14 are
due TO the presence in the government
Of hiEhfalutin' idealogues. These people
love chaos because IL is in their inteii-
gence. They serve God and the devil
There can be no republic in France:
the bona-Gde republicans are IDIOTS: the
others. intriguers.
care little about the opinions Of Par
isiaus. They are ike hornets. II onfv
10 buzz; their judgments are a. grave
as the decisions of an ape on meta
physics.
The actual party chiefs n France are
Gwarfs mounted ON stills Few men OF
talent. plenty ~ babhIers.
To wind UP. of matters military:
I have reduced the art Of war ~
strategical naneuvers5 this gave me su-
periorltv over my adrersarles. They took
Soldiers. brave but without expert
ence. are In the best disposition Tor beat
ing an enemy. Add ration ~ brandy
before leading them 10 The FIRE. and you
are sure ~ your affair.
hardly ever gave MS generals fnsfruc-
lions az details. I ordered them u van
quish.
1t IS not thai my soldiers failed ne; I
failed them.
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