Napoleon Part 4: The Emperor Strikes Back
Real Dictators
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Napoleon's Power Without Limits
In Paris, the pause gives Napoleon a chance to take off his general's hat and get back to being a politician. He grows frustrated at the protocols of government, intolerant of debate or dissent. Just like his idol Julius Caesar, Napoleon bludgens through a motion to make himself first counsel for life. Dictator Perpetuo, turning Parliament into a rubber stamp.
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