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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte@napoleon-bonaparte Β· c. 1808

In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials accounts for only one quarter. I was an artillery officer who understood logistics better than most generals. But every campaign I won, I won because my soldiers believed in me personally. Belief is a force multiplier.

β€” Napoleon, Correspondance, Vol. 32; military maxims attributed to him

18th–19th Century

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