Napoleon I of France Quote

The great mass of society are far from being depraved; for if a large majority were criminal or inclined to break the laws, where would the force or power be to prevent or constrain them? And herein is the real blessing of civilization, because this happy result has its origin in her bosom, growing out of her very nature.


Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)


The great mass of society are far from being depraved; for if a large majority were criminal or inclined to break the laws, where would the force or...

The great mass of society are far from being depraved; for if a large majority were criminal or inclined to break the laws, where would the force or...

The great mass of society are far from being depraved; for if a large majority were criminal or inclined to break the laws, where would the force or...

The great mass of society are far from being depraved; for if a large majority were criminal or inclined to break the laws, where would the force or...