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When Defending Itself Against Another Country, A Nation Never Lacks Men, But Too Often, Soldiers.

What Are The Conditions That Make For The Superiority Of An Army? Its Internal Organization, Military Habits In Officers And Men, The Confidence Of Each In Themselves; That Is To Say, Bravery, Patience, And All That Is Contained In The Idea Of Moral Means.

It Is Neither Holy, Roman Or An Empire.

It Strengthens The Bonds Between Nations To Have The Same Civil Laws And The Same Monetary System.

One Must Indeed Be Ignorant Of The Methods Of Genius To Suppose That It Allows Itself To Be Cramped By Forms. Forms Are For Mediocrity, And It Is Fortunate That Mediocrity Can Act Only According To Routine. Ability Takes Its Flight Unhindered.