HIST 1120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Manorialism, Tyrant, Lynn Hunt
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Many people argue whether napoleon was the destroyer of the ideals of the. French revolution or if he was the hero that france needed to bring it to its peak in such a short time. Overall, though napoleon was often rough and seen by many as a tyrant, he helped france more than any single person in its history and should be perceived as a hero. While he sometimes abused his power, the results greatly benefitted the country as a whole. The answers to this question will differ depending on whom you ask. In her memoir, madame de remusat says: i may confidently assert that those persons believed quite sincerely that. Part of the reason he was so effective was because he had no trouble believing this himself. If one were to ask a woman, she would probably say that napoleon did not exactly preserve the ideal of freedom and equality, but if one were to ask the peasants.
