Napoleon__A_True_Son_Of_The_Revolution_

Napoleon: A True Son Of The Revolution' The French Revolution was the culmination of the country’s financial strain and increasing tension about the rights of the nobles and the restricted freedoms of the third estate, also known as the bourgeoisie. In such an economically and politically strained time, the people of France found the strength they desired in a leader in Napoleon Bonaparte. Though revolutionists sought “liberte, egalite, and fraternite,” Napoleon betrayed these three important ideals that the country was seeking. Despite the many things he did to strengthen the country after very tumultuous times, Napoleon sacrificed the principles that the French people had risked so much for in the Revolution. The Revolutionaries of 1789 were very simplistic and also very philosophical in their wishes for a new France. Firstly they held strongly to the idea of equality. In a time when nobility had more rights and freedoms in comparison with lower class citizens of France, the Revolutionaries sought equality based on merit and talent rather than by birth. Though many argued over the practicality of strict equality, the general definition for the kind of equality they wanted was merely for all people to have an equal chance at happiness (Foret, 672). Under equality, revolution, napoleon, france, liberty, though, people, french, napoleon’s, fraternity, rights, revolutionaries, merely, despite, code, very, sought, reign, ideals, government, end, country, civil, because, away, after, whitham, under, titles, title, time, three, social, revolutionary, principle