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21 " There is one thing alone to do in this world and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power,” Napoleon said.15 He "
― Kate Williams , Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte
22 " Unknowingly, Marie-Josèphe was covering herself with toxins, for the best rouge was made from vermilion, ground from cinnabar (mercury sulfide) or from ceruse, which was produced by dousing lead plates in vinegar. "
23 " I was born into a unique conjunction of female prime minister and monarch. To a child growing up in the 1980s, women ruled. Female heads were on coins and notes, criminals were incarcerated at Her Majesty’s pleasure, and the queen’s armed forces fought a female politician’s wars. Accustomed "
― Kate Williams , Becoming Queen
24 " Hitler had described the Queen Mother as ‘the most dangerous woman in Europe’, because of her effect on the national mood; her daughter was not too far behind. "
― Kate Williams , Young Elizabeth: The Making of the Queen
25 " she was seven. The Yorks’ emphasis on a light education was shortsighted. The "
26 " She knew that doting on the dream made the pain worse, but she could not stop herself. "
― Kate Williams , The Storms of War (The Storms of War #1)
27 " In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself. "
28 " I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great Imperial family to which we all belong, but I shall not have the strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to do. I know that your support will be unfailingly given. God help me to make good my vow and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it. The "
29 " I care only for the people who are useful to me—and only so long as they are useful,” he said on St. Helena. "
30 " It was a matter of making the best job you can . . . and accepting your fate. "