Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.
One of the penalties of being president of the United States is that you must subsist for four years without drinking anything except Californian wine.
A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.