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The Jesuits Are A Military Organization, Not A Religious Order. Their Chief Is A General Of An Army, Not The Mere Father Abbot Of A Monastery. And The Aim Of This Organization Is Power - Power In Its Most Despotic Exercise - Absolute Power, Universal Power, Power To Control The World By The Volition Of A Single Man. Jesuitism Is The Most Absolute Of Despotisms - And At The Same Time The Greatest And Most Enormous Of Abuses.

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The Jesuits Are A Military Organization, Not A Religious Order. Their Chief Is A General Of An Army, Not The Mere Father Abbot Of A Monastery. And The Aim Of This Organization Is Power - Power In Its Most Despotic Exercise - Absolute Power, Universal Power, Power To Control The World By The Volition Of A Single Man. Jesuitism Is The Most Absolute Of Despotisms - And At The Same Time The Greatest And Most Enormous Of Abuses.

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I Feel Myself Driven Towards An End That I Do Not Know. As Soon As I Shall Have Reached It, As Soon As I Shall Become Unnecessary, An Atom Will Suffice To Shatter Me. Till Then, Not All The Forces Of Mankind Can Do Anything Against Me.

God Is On The Side Of The Heaviest Cannon.

When I Was Happy I Thought I Knew Men, But It Was Fated That I Should Know Them In Misfortune Only.

The Fool Has One Great Advantage Over A Man Of Sense; He Is Always Satisfied With Himself.

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Many A One Commits A Reprehensible Action, Who Is At Bottom An Honourable Man, Because Man Seldom Acts Upon Natural Impulse, But From Some Secret Passion Of The Moment Which Lies Hidden And Concealed Within The Narrowest Folds Of His Heart.

War,--the Trade Of Barbarians!

Public Morals Are Natural Complement Of All Laws They Are By Themselves An Entire Code.

To Imagine That It Is Possible To Perform Great Military Deeds Without Fighting Is Just Empty Dreams.

Ability Has Nothing To Do With Opportunity.

He Who Cannot Look Over A Battlefield With A Dry Eye, Causes The Death Of Many Men Uselessly.

They Wanted Me To Be A Washington.

The Populace Judges Of The Power Of God By The Power Of The Priests.

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You Must Not Fight Too Often With One Enemy, Or You Will Teach Him All Your Art Of War.

The Practice Of Law Sharpens The Mind By Making It Narrow.

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The Law, That Is What Makes Men Stay Honest.

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The Life Of A Citizen Is The Property Of His Country.

In War, The Moral Is To The Physical As Three Is To One.

Let The Path Be Open To Talent.

In A Conquered Country Benevolence Is Not Humanitarianism. It Is A General Political Axiom That A Conqueror Must Not Inspire A Good Opinion Of His Benevolence Until He Has Demonstrated That He Can Be Severe With Malefactors.

Against Attempts On My Life, I Trust In My Luck, My Good Genius, And My Guards.

If You (to General Bertrand) Do Not Perceive That Jesus Christ Is God, Very Well; Then I Did Wrong To Make You A General.

When Small Men Attempt Great Enterprises, They Always End By Reducing Them To The Level Of Their Mediocrity.

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Patriotism Is A Word Which Represents A Noble Idea.

To A Father Who Loves His Children Victor Has No Charms. When The Heart Speaks, Glory Itself Is An Illusion.

Give Me A Man With A Good Allowance Of Nose,... When I Want Any Good Head-work Done I Choose A Man - Provided His Education Has Been Suitable - With A Long Nose.

Give Me An Educated Mother, I Shall Promise You The Birth Of A Civilized, Educated Nation

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I Have Seen Only You, I Have Admired Only You, I Desire Only You

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