“He who saves a nation violates no law”
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law” was posted on X/Twitter by U.S. President Donald J. Trump on February 15, 2025. “Who saves his country violates no law.—Napoleon” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
“Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi” [“He who saves his country does not violate any law ‘] was printed in the book Maximes et pensées de Napoléon recueillies par J.-L. Gaudy jeune (1838). “Who saves his county violates no law” (from another version of the book) was printed in the Lincoln (NE) Daily Star on March 17, 1912. “He who saves a nation violates no law” was in the movie Waterloo (1970). “‘He who saves his country does not violate any law.’— Napoleon Bonaparte” (also shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by Wrath Of Gnon on March 26, 2017.
Wikipedia: Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone Buonaparte;15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He led the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then ruled the French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815.
Wikiquote: Waterloo (1970 film)
Waterloo is a a 1970 Soviet-Italian film in which conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army, facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, confront the British at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.
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Emperor Napoleon I of France
. [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.
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Waterloo (1970)
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Napoleon Bonaparte: [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.
Citatio
“Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi.”
“He who saves his country does not violate any law .”
Napoleon Bonaparte
Virilities, maxims and thoughts compiled by Jules Bertaut, Sansot et Cie editions, 1912
Le Parisien
Qui sauve son pays ne viole aucune loi.
He who saves his country does not violate any law.
Napoléon Bonaparte
Empereur, Général, Homme d’état, Militaire (1769 - 1821)
Gallica
Maximes et pensées de Napoléon recueillies par J.-L. Gaudy jeune
Paris
1838
Pg. 49:
97
Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi.
Newspapers.com
17 March 1912, Lincoln (NE) Daily Star, “Publishes Book of Napoleon’s Words” by William Philip Simms, second sec., pg. 2, col. 2:
Who saves his county violates no law.
Google Books
Napoleon in His Own Words:
From the French of Jules Bertaut
By Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)
Translated by Herbert Edward Law and Charles Lincoln Rhodes
Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Co.
1916
Pg. 2:
Who saves his county violates no law.
Google Books
Pensées sur la science, la guerre, et sur des sujets très variés glanées (Thoughts on science, war, and other subjects.”—ed.)
By Maurice Lecat
Brussels: Maurice Lamertin
1919
Pg. 323:
La premiere les des vertus est le devouement a la p…Celui qui sauve sa p. ne viole aucune loi.
Napoleon (1769/1821)
Newspapers.com
9 April 1971, The Daily Utah Chronicle (Salt Lake City, UT), “‘Waterloo’ depicts Napoleon as the essence of a nation,” pg. 8, col. 3:
Napoleon’s illegal usurpation of France’s government does not bother him for “He who saves a nation violates no law.”
Newspapers.com
1 May 1971, Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, “‘Waterloo’ is a two-man show” by Paul Kreft, Teen-Ager sec., pg. 6, col. 3:
Of what and of whom is Napoleon thinking when he says, “He who saves a nation violates no law”?
X/Twitter
GuestXpress
@GuestXpress
Who saves his country violates no law. ~Napoleon Bonaparte—http://tinyurl.com/czg6jv
9:33 AM · Mar 27, 2009
X/Twitter
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It saves his country , does not violate any law • ” Napoleon “
7:16 AM · Apr 27, 2012
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Mo Sayad
@mosayad
“The one who saves his country does not violate any rule” - Napoleon Bonaparte
1:23 PM · Mar 14, 2015
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Wrath Of Gnon
@wrathofgnon
“He who saves his country does not violate any law.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
10:08 AM · Mar 26, 2017
X/Twitter
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“He who saves his country does not violate any law.” - Napoleon
6:48 PM · Jun 8, 2017
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October 30, 2020 at 4:15 AM · Nice, France ·
«Celui qui sauve une nation ne viole aucune loi.»
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.
1:32 PM · Feb 15, 2025
Salon
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law”: Trump denies his actions are unconstitutional
The president pushed back against claims that his power grabs are blatantly unconstitutional in a short post
By Alex Galbraith
Published February 15, 2025 2:23PM (EST)
President Donald Trump shared his own, oddly capitalized spin on “l’etat, c’est moi” on Saturday, claiming that his recent actions should fall outside discussions of constitutionality.
After several weeks of grabbing power for the executive branch, undermining Congress and bullying the press, Trump shared that he should be above the law if the ends justify his means.
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump wrote on Truth Social after his early executive orders and budget-slashing work with Elon Musk’s questionably legal Department of Government Efficiency were called into court by a host of lawsuits.
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Philippe Prigent
@philippejeanpr1
Jolie citation de Napoléon Bonaparte par D. Trump.
“Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi”.
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.
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2:44 PM · Feb 15, 2025
Yahoo! News
Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote
Alex Woodward
Sat, February 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM EST
Donald Trump appeared to quote Napoleon Bonaparte by way of Rod Steiger on Saturday afternoon after his blitzkrieg of executive actions and threats to federal agencies under Elon Musk were challenged in courts across the country, raising alarms that his administration is preparing to shred court orders and ignite a constitutional crisis.
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” the president wrote on Truth Social and X.