Was Napoleon A Hero Or A Villain

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To some, Napoleon was a hero. He supported the revolution, and gave the people of France hope. He even crowned himself emperor. He fought for peace, and human rights, but yet, brought wars upon Europe. All he wanted was absolute power, and to ruin kings who enslaved people. In fact Napoleon is a villain. Even though he made sure people were not enslaved, he does not care who gets hurt, as long as he had absolute power, and he lessened the rights of women, and freedom of speech. Conquering almost half of Europe, was not enough for Napoleon. He took the lives of people. Innocent people. He was selfish. He made sure that everyone knew and understood how much power, and authority he had. According to a French politician in the early 1800s, Napoleon 's