The History of Napoleon III: Emperor of the French |
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Page 194 - It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
Page 95 - The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept. Were toiling upward in the night.
Page 197 - Napoleon's power was supported in France by that deep sense of his goodness as a sovereign, and that admiration for his genius which pervaded the poorer and middle classes of the people; by the love which they bore towards him, and still bear for his memory because he cherished the principles of a just equality. They loved him also for his incessant activity in the public...
Page 635 - European powers. At present, therefore, our military honor engaged, the necessities of our policy, the interests of our industry and commerce, all conspire to make it our duty to march on Mexico, boldly to plant our flag there, and to establish either a monarchy, if not incompatible with the national feeling, or at least a government which may promise some stability.
Page 635 - France, we shall have restored to the Latin race on the other side of the Atlantic all its strength and prestige...
Page 365 - ... Paris, possesses all the qualifications of eligibility required by the 44th article of the Constitution ; whereas the ballot gave him the absolute majority of suffrages for the Presidency ; by virtue of the powers conferred on the Assembly by the 47th and 48th articles of the Constitution, I proclaim him President of the French Republic from this day until the second Sunday of May 1852 ; and I now invite him to ascend the tribune and take the oath required by the Constitution.
Page 281 - I told him if ever he were again in a prison I would visit him there, but never, if he were upon a throne, would I come near him. He is the only man living who would adorn one ; but thrones are my aversion and abhorrence. France, I fear, can exist in no other condition.
Page 91 - In the field they will be the first soldiers of the army, sacrificing their lives for the defence of their country. As magistrates they will never forget, that contempt of the laws, and the confusion of social order, are only the result of the imbecility and uncertainty of princes.
Page 435 - I have received from you. But if you believe that the cause of which my name is the symbol — that is...
Page 635 - Europe, for it is the country which feeds our manufactures and gives an impulse to our commerce. We have an interest in the republic of the United States being powerful and prosperous, but not that she should take possession of the whole Gulf of Mexico, thence commanding the Antilles as well as South America, and be the only dispenser of the products of the New World.