What is a throne? — a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state— I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public—people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.
Napoleon BonaparteAbout author
- Author's profession: Leader, Politician
- Nationality: french
- Born: August 15, 1769
- Died: May 5, 1821