How Is Napoleon Bonaparte A Hero
Our country had the opportunity to chose a new leader with the downfall of King Louis XVI’s reign. An alleged leader by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte comes along and seems to be a hero in the eyes of the public because we had just won the war against Austria under his command. With the rise of this man, our country is supposedly at its peak. Although some people may argue that he holds plebiscites, he views order higher than liberty and recently reinstated slavery. Being a peasant in the Third Estate, I declare that Napoleon is not fit to be our emperor, especially because he doesn’t care for our, the people’s, liberty. He decided to establish a uniform set of laws called the Napoleonic Code. It was designed to eliminate any injustices.
Regrettably, this code actually limits self-liberty, and promotes order and authority over individual rights! I very well respected the Enlightenment’s beliefs, especially John Locke’s arguments about life, liberty, and property. This code has taken all that away from us! We don’t have any liberty to ourselves and our actions. Furthermore, our individualistic rights are being controlled by order and authority, not ourselves. Even though it is arguable that Napoleon stabilized the country by establishing the Bank of France, our country retrieved its money from slave labor on plantations. Although, Napoleon rid our country of feudalism to make it such that your position in society depends on your wealth, the slaves can’t move up the social ladder. Additionally, this man he wanted censorship and manipulation of press. The people should have the freedom to know what is going on behind the scenes. Who knows what Napoleon is really doing? Without the right to information, how do you expect the people to trust? Contradicting himself again, Napoleon places his brother as ruler of Spain. First, he states that people should have the jobs that they have the right experience for. On the other hand, what kind of ruling experience does his brother have. Proving his tyranny, yet again. Again, I strongly state that Napoleon isn’t fit to be the emperor of France because he seems to be helping the public, but in reality he is a selfish man who wants a tenacious grip on his title as emperor. Even though it is arguable that he saved France in multiple ways, he is an egocentric person.
Regrettably, this code actually limits self-liberty, and promotes order and authority over individual rights! I very well respected the Enlightenment’s beliefs, especially John Locke’s arguments about life, liberty, and property. This code has taken all that away from us! We don’t have any liberty to ourselves and our actions. Furthermore, our individualistic rights are being controlled by order and authority, not ourselves. Even though it is arguable that Napoleon stabilized the country by establishing the Bank of France, our country retrieved its money from slave labor on plantations. Although, Napoleon rid our country of feudalism to make it such that your position in society depends on your wealth, the slaves can’t move up the social ladder. Additionally, this man he wanted censorship and manipulation of press. The people should have the freedom to know what is going on behind the scenes. Who knows what Napoleon is really doing? Without the right to information, how do you expect the people to trust? Contradicting himself again, Napoleon places his brother as ruler of Spain. First, he states that people should have the jobs that they have the right experience for. On the other hand, what kind of ruling experience does his brother have. Proving his tyranny, yet again. Again, I strongly state that Napoleon isn’t fit to be the emperor of France because he seems to be helping the public, but in reality he is a selfish man who wants a tenacious grip on his title as emperor. Even though it is arguable that he saved France in multiple ways, he is an egocentric person.