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Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte

CHAPTER XIII
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Pay respect to their muftis, and their Imaums, as you did to the rabbis and the bishops.
Extend to the ceremonies prescribed by the Koran and to the mosques the same toleration which you showed to the synagogues, to the religion of Moses and of Jesus Christ.
The Roman legions protected all religions.

You will find here customs different from those of Europe.

You must accommodate yourselves to them.

The people amongst whom we are to mix differ from us in the treatment of women; but in all countries he who violates is a monster.

Pillage enriches only a small number of men; it dishonours us; it destroys our resources; it converts into enemies the people whom it is our interest to have for friends.
The first town we shall come to was built by Alexander.


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