Full Idea
Napoleon said 'Soldiers are made to be killed. …I do not care a fig for the lives of a million men'.
Gist of Idea
Napoleon said 'I don't care about the deaths of a million men'
Source
Michael Walzer (Just and Unjust Wars [1977], 08)
Book Reference
Walzer,Michael: 'Just and Unjust Wars' [Penguin 1984], p.136
A Reaction
[Two separate remarks attributed to Napoleon] He apparently often said things like this this later in his career. It strikes me as despicable, and anyone who still tries to present Napoleon as admirable should be ashamed.