[Ads-l] Fw: [for QI ?] "He who saves his country, violates no law"

[Stephen Goranson]

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From: Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu>
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Napoleon in His Own Words: From the French of Jules Bertaut
By Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) p.2
June, 1916 GB

Who saves his country violates no law.

sadly,
sg
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Subject: [for QI ?] "He who saves his country, violates no law"

A recent Social Media post by Donald Trump:

"He who saves his country, violates no law"

A quote attributed to Napoleon, but who really said it?

Earliest reference I can find is 1917, Attributed to Napoleon
but without reference.

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