And yet I gather that even British historians acknowledge
that Bonaparte wasn’t such a bad bloke, and that he left Europe
in a better state than he’d found it. So whether you cheer and sing Hearts of Oak or not is a matter of
personal sensibility.
(Although bear in mind that if Napoleon had achieved his
desired aim the history of Europe would have
taken a different road and we might never have had the film Amelie, so I think half a cheer is in
order. And I suppose I should mention Trump’s attempt to become Boss of the
Western World at this juncture, but there’s not even the slightest comparison
so I won’t bother. Napoleon was, after all, a small man with a big mind.)
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