"I must give the people their full right in religion. Philosophers will laugh, but the nation will bless me."
"What nothing will destroy, what will live for ever, is my Civil Code."
French Revolution is anti-clerical, but Napoleon recognizes the power of the pulpit--useful to have the church as an ally. Concordat signed, bringing church and state into alliance of sorts . . . the bureaucracy of the church used as a method to get out his messages to the people . . . called "Restorer of Religion," though it was purely pragmatic . . . Napoleon always skeptical of Jesus wondering, for example, if he even existed . . .
Following the religious Concordat, he turned to the Civil Code, combining 42 codes into a single system--most enlightened system in the world. Rule of law is the same over large area (or at least close to the same.) Major weaknesses . . . extremely respectful of property rights as opposed to labor rights . . . sexist--women subordinate to men in all ways . . . definitely a step toward a more just world.
Education: Elementary schools in the hands of the church. Secondary schools by merit and run by the state. Rigorous academics . . . Napoleon as a champion of education--crucial to the state. . . founded the lycees . . . schools show sex discrimination as well--girls excluded from higher spheres of learning . . .
Detail oriented man: micro-manager. One agenda covered: exams for surgeons, organization of chemists, the state of the harvest, Maltese refugees, roadworks, pawnbrokers, gamekeepers, bridge building, and more. Indefatigable. Clear thinker. Decisive. Role model was Caesar, and he wanted to be seen as a modern Caesar.
"What nothing will destroy, what will live for ever, is my Civil Code."
French Revolution is anti-clerical, but Napoleon recognizes the power of the pulpit--useful to have the church as an ally. Concordat signed, bringing church and state into alliance of sorts . . . the bureaucracy of the church used as a method to get out his messages to the people . . . called "Restorer of Religion," though it was purely pragmatic . . . Napoleon always skeptical of Jesus wondering, for example, if he even existed . . .
Following the religious Concordat, he turned to the Civil Code, combining 42 codes into a single system--most enlightened system in the world. Rule of law is the same over large area (or at least close to the same.) Major weaknesses . . . extremely respectful of property rights as opposed to labor rights . . . sexist--women subordinate to men in all ways . . . definitely a step toward a more just world.
Education: Elementary schools in the hands of the church. Secondary schools by merit and run by the state. Rigorous academics . . . Napoleon as a champion of education--crucial to the state. . . founded the lycees . . . schools show sex discrimination as well--girls excluded from higher spheres of learning . . .
Detail oriented man: micro-manager. One agenda covered: exams for surgeons, organization of chemists, the state of the harvest, Maltese refugees, roadworks, pawnbrokers, gamekeepers, bridge building, and more. Indefatigable. Clear thinker. Decisive. Role model was Caesar, and he wanted to be seen as a modern Caesar.
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