I’ve never read a biography of Napoleon. I really probably should have, at some point. He just doesn’t interest me, somehow; nor do the Napoleonic Wars. I did read a thrilling account of his brilliant and unconventional campaigns, in a book about History’s Greatest Generals, so he has my respect as a general. I suspect, though, he was probably pretty dislikeable as a person. I hope that’s not a Napoleonphobic comment.
Anyway, that explains why I was surprised to see this quote from him: I had no idea whether he had religious opinions or not.
The nature of Christ’s existence is mysterious, I admit; but this mystery meets the wants of man. — Reject it and the world is an inexplicable riddle; believe it, and the history of our race is satisfactorily explained.
— Napoleon
You will enjoy this. British gentleman who pantsed Boney on the regular but wasn’t noble enough for notice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdM3ID4m38U
You are absolutely right, sir!
I did enjoy it (the whole hour).
I wish every history teacher was cast in the same mold. It was mesmerizing. I couldn’t tear myself away.
And he could play John Cleese in a film.
i had no idea how big a git Napoleon was.