He Who Saves His Country Does Not Violate Any Law

He Who Saves His Country Does Not Violate Any Lawrefers to a quotation of unknown origin commonly attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. The quote was famously used by the Norwegianneo-Naziterrorist Anders Behring Breivikin his manifesto and, in early 2025, by United States President Donald Trump. The quote, which falls under the concepts of realpolitik, authoritarianism, Machiavellianism and the state of exception, became a subject of viral debate on social media, with Trump's post being used as acaptionfor memes.