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Napoleon Bonaparte

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.

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Napoleon compares power to a mistress, suggesting a personal and intense relationship that requires effort and dedication. He emphasizes that because he has invested so much energy in gaining control over power, he will fiercely protect it from being taken away.

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