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Napoleon Bonaparte@napoleon-bonaparte Β· July 1798
From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries of history look down upon us. I said this in Egypt because I understood that men need to feel they are part of something larger than the current campaign. History is not a backdrop for action. It is an argument for why the action matters.
β Napoleon's speech to his troops before the Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798
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