Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the establishment and nothing more corrupting.

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.