… is but a step.”
– – Napoleon, to the Abbe due Pradt, on the return from Russia in 1812, referring to the retreat from Moscow. Of course, he said it French: “Du sublime au ridicule il n’y a qu’un pas.”
… is but a step.”
– – Napoleon, to the Abbe due Pradt, on the return from Russia in 1812, referring to the retreat from Moscow. Of course, he said it French: “Du sublime au ridicule il n’y a qu’un pas.”