How the glorification of war always comes at a human price
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May fifth, 2021 marked the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, and when French President Emmanuel Macron made a landmark speech claiming, “Napoleon is a part of us,” it sparked a national debate over Napoleon’s legacy.
Napolean is lionized by some as a national hero and a military genius while others regard him as an imperialist, a warmonger, and an enslaver who reversed the abolition of slavery in the Frenc
May fifth, 2021 marked the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, and when French President Emmanuel Macron made a landmark speech claiming, “Napoleon is a part of us,” it sparked a national debate over Napoleon’s legacy.
Napolean is lionized by some as a national hero and a military genius while others regard him as an imperialist, a warmonger, and an enslaver who reversed the abolition of slavery in the Frenc