To Robert Fulton: What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you excuse me, I have no time to listen to such nonsense.Rate it:(4.93 / 15 votes)Say it

Napoleon I

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

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