How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Put Into Practice Ideals

Not only did he centralize the administrative system, he also kept eighty-three departments from the Revolution. Furthermore, taxation was made more efficient and fair. Also, promotion in office was based on skill, and not whether or not one was born into a noble family. Napoleon also shared the idea of Rousseau on having a “general will” or consensus, as he held a plebiscite where people could vote “yes” or “no.”

We can see how Napoleon Bonaparte repeatedly opposed himself in each one of the French Revolutionist areas. Napoleon claimed to stand for Liberty, to free the people of France and provide them with justice. He planned to do this by standing for the reform the French people needed the most,

He made many good changes for France. One of the most important was he brought France out of the chaotic period of the Revolution. Without him the turmoil would have continued and France would be an entirely different country. Another significant thing he did was he created the Napoleonic Code. It was a very basic code of civil laws. This set of laws prevented people from being born into power. It made people work for a high prestige of power not just given to them by birth. The code also allowed freedom of religion. This code helped shaped many laws that are still used today like the constitution of laws that is currently being

In conclusion, Napoleon has done things that I believe are villainous and therefore he is a villain. The people of France wanted change and some sense of leadership after the revolution and that is what Napoleon could give them. Unfortunately he began to show the signs of a villain and forgot about the principles of the revolution, was blinded by power, and overestimated his abilities as the leader of an empire and an army. Had people realized earlier he was not going to be the great change they wanted and hoped for it may have saved them from his

Consequently, as most people of such a high status, Napoleon was expected to do immense things for his country. Such things include bringing peace to France and stopping the political disorder within the country. Most importantly, people wanted him to completely encompass the things that they fought for during the French Revolution. Napoleon himself had said that he had kept the best policies and ideas from the Revolution. With all of these things that Napoleon needed to do, many people looked up to him, making him an even higher figure than before. This let him use his power to generate funds for a more nationalist and patriotic country. He had solved many of the problems people were talking about after rising to power, such as making peace between the government and the church.

Napoleon continued in the Revolutionary tradition of liberating and introducing revolutionary ideals to the territories he claimed for France. In the areas he conquered Napoleon granted constitutions, introduced law codes, abolished feudalism, created efficient governments and fostered education, science, literature and the arts. However these reforms always failed as Napoleon was always attempting the politically impossible. This did not stop Napoleon from continuing his conquests. Napoleons battles were fought in order to consolidate his dictatorship. His Military success initially consolidated the revolution, but once he turned France into a military dictatorship he betrayed the revolution.

Napoleon promoted numerous policies which reflected an enlightened perspective. Within the Napoleonic Code. Napoleon supported equality for all men under the law, which is a concept

After Robespierre and the Directory, Napoleon came to power. Though he is criticized for being a militaristic dictator, Napoleon was able to spread Enlightenment ideals, in the form of the Napoleonic Code, throughout Europe. This shows the progression of ideas throughout Europe, and also that France succeeded in using the ideals that the revolution was based on. In this way, the French Revolution was extremely successful.

Napoleon managed to maintain the lesser ideals of the French Revolution. However, he managed to do this by giving all of the former ideals a ‘twist’ of his own if he was displeased by them. This included the fact that he re-wrote the constitution that had previously been written; he partially reversed the relationship with the Church, turning France into a Catholic country. It can also be stated that the way he gained power was against the French Revolution’s ideals: and this was the very beginning! On the other hand, Napoleon managed to maintain equal taxation, which had previously been a big issue, especially for the poor. Distinction was removed and there were no privileges for any parties neither was there a way to ‘sneak out’ of

Napoleons’ rise to emperor in France was indisputable mostly because of his overthrow of the Directory. His success’s as commander of the French army in Italy, only led to his aspiring status change to “Emperor” of France after overthrowing the Directory in November of 1799. His undying ambition for expansion of the empire he was creating however would be his undoing. Napoleons rule as emperor of France was quit spectacular actually and many admired and adored him as ruler. His ways were very appealing, and as a speaker he was very persuasive and admired by most of his people until his later years in his fall and demise. However, Napoleon did not seriously adhere to the ideals of the French Revolution, he did that of the Enlightenment but his undying ambition and character as “Emperor” undermined the true need of the French Revolution.

Throughout the course of history, one of the most controversial leaders was Napoleon Bonaparte. Many believed that he was a tyrannical leader who looked solely for power and control throughout his empire. I believe, however, that is his mission to spread the vision of the Enlightenment and improve the lives of the everyday man within nations throughout Europe. His enlightened beliefs focused mainly upon the idea of individualism rather than tradition, as well as the want for knowledge in the form of science and technology rather than the traditional religious institutions. At the beginning of his reign, France was undergoing a revolution as a result of social and political upheaval because of debt they occurred in previous wars.

Napoleon build roads/bridges, codified the laws, reduced the independence of the church, ensure that the people have their natural rights, freedom of religious worship, promote education, and enforce the law equally. Napoleon was not trying to gain power for himself, but for his country. He built roads and bridges so that trade could be easier with other countries. Over 20,000 miles of imperial and 12,000 miles of regional roads were completed.

Napoleon also brought about a tide of education and political reforms. To the eyes of some french people he was a great general, leader, and loyal Frenchmen,

But has he lived in glory, or infamy? He changed France, but not necessarily for the better. He spread his ideas, but tried to sniff out everyone in his way. He was ambitious and brilliant, but his pride could sometimes get in the way of these traits. Napoleon Bonaparte was a tyrant, rather than a hero of France due to the negative changes he made, and his megalomania.

Napoleon was arguably one of the most important leaders France has ever had, but just because he was an important leader, does not mean he was a good leader. As a tyrant of France, Napoleon changed the was France governed the people and utilized the military.