Napoleon Bonaparte's Influence During The French Revolution

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and let other campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars and was a dictator. Napoleon was the Emperor of the French from 1804 till 1814/ For over a decade, he had dominion over the European and global affairs. As a dictator the people of France had gained more than they had sacrificed to Napoleon. They had gained equality before the law, better school systems and a strong sense of national pride. He had forced the censorship of the press. He also had let people go in and enter into the army under 18 years old. In 1812 they were able to field the largest army up to that point in history. They were allowing to give up the freedom of speech that would allow them to communicate one's opinions and ideas. "The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used."
People of our own time have given up their privacy for their own safety.
They allow the government to monitor their phone calls and emails. They allow Security cameras to be put up in case of any suspicious activity or behavior. Now in airports you have to take off your shoes, jackets, belts, just in case someone is hiding a knife, gun, explosives, or any other possibly harmful objects. You also have to take out your laptop incase of hidden explosives. Before the attack of 9/11 they checked only about 5% of the bags that came through, now they check 100% of the bags. Also you have to park farther away from the airport. You also were allowed to go back to the gate to pick up or drop off people and see them off, but now you have to have a boarding pass in order go to the gate. Many things have changed since the reign of Napoleon and the attack of
9/11.

Some people think that "All that Napoleon proposed and provided, the French generally agreed to, as long as the peace and security they so desperately sought came along with it." others agree with "As long as I am safe and secure, it doesn't matter what the government does." In other words, they are willing to sacrifice certain freedoms for safety and security.

Which do you believe to be worse -- a domineering government or the attitudes of the people who will allow themselves to be dominated? I believe that these things are both equally terrible things, because if you bow down and obey a government that tells you to do something wrong and abide by wrong rules then the government is doing wrong and if you obey them and do the wrong they tell you to do then you are at fault. But if you are the one who is saying no to the government and not obeying them and they kill you or do something else to you then the only people left are the people who will allow themselves to be dominated by the government.

Unlike today, back then they would give a soldier a gun with one bullet in it and an nother person just one bullet so that if the person with the gun were to die then the one with one bullet would pick up the gun place the one bullet in and carry on because the army under Napoleon were short on amunition and weapons. But if someone were to runaway from the war because they were afraid of the battles they were asked to fight in and if they were to run away they would shoot and kill their own men because they were running away. The government did not care of who died and had no problem to who they killed.

Some people were afraid and would obey the government no matter what because they did not want to be killed because of not obeying them. Others had not cared about the rules of the government that had been placed. Some would not allow the government to rule over them and have access to their own personal life.

From the wise words of Benjamin Franklin They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, ~1784