Extra interest signifies extra risk.
Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero.
I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.
There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.
There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.
The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. It is only wonderful that we should be able to make so much out of them afterwards.