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Quotation from Napoleon's Maxims of War by Napoleon Bonaparte

“It is the height of injustice not to pay a veteran more than a recruit”

Napoleon Bonaparte (spoken by Napoleon (as compiled by Burnod))

Napoleon's Maxims of War, Maxim LX, trans. G. C. D'Aguilar from Burnod (1831; 1862 reprint)

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Part of a maxim on attaching the soldier to his colours through respect for long service.

Citation: "It is the height of injustice not to pay a veteran more than a recruit" — Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's Maxims of War, Maxim LX, trans. G. C. D'Aguilar from Burnod (1831; 1862 reprint). (id napoleons-maxims-of-war-q5)

Virtues: Justice

Portrait: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, Jacques-Louis David, Public domain.

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