You know, better than others, that force and power are needed to make the happiness of a great nation.

Save France from her own madness, and you will fulfil the desire of my heart; restore her king, and future generations will bless your memory.

If you doubt my gratitude, choose your own place, determine the future of your friends.

As for my principles, I am a Frenchman, clement by nature, still more so by judgment.

No! the conqueror of Lodi, Castiglione and Arcola, the conqueror of Italy and Egypt, cannot prefer an empty celebrity to fame.