Emperor
I can't believe my ears. You all stand before me, waving a piece of paper, crying 'abdicate, abdicate!' I WILL NOT! I WILL NOT, NOT, NOT!
2nd most-quoted character in Waterloo (1970): in 7 of its 28 quotes
A line from EmperorI've been in this position before at the Battle of Marengo. I lost the battle at five o'clock, but I won it back again at seven!
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Emperor
I am France, and France is me!
Emperor
Never interrupt your enemy while he's making a mistake. That's bad manners.
Emperor
[thinks to himself, about Wellington]
This Englishman has two qualities I admire: caution, and above all, courage.
Emperor
Soldiers of the 5th, do you recognise me? If... you want to kill your Emperor... here I am. [pause] FIRE!
Emperor
[dictating a letter]
To my dear Prince Alexis... I did not "usurp" the crown. I found it, in the gutter, and I, I picked it up with my sword, and it was the people, Alexis, the people who put it on my head. He who saves a nation violates no law.
