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Napoleon Bonaparte@napoleon-bonaparte Β· c. 1800
History is a set of lies agreed upon. I know this because I arranged some of them myself. The bulletins I sent from Egypt described victories that were partial or imaginary. I am not proud of it. But I also know that a general who tells the truth about every setback does not remain a general.
β Attributed to Napoleon; documented in his manipulation of French press dispatches
18thβ19th Century