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Napoleon and the Revolution Sources Question
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... Napoleon and the Revolution Sources Question 1. (a) This reference implies that Napoleon is wishing to announce to the Council of the State that his emperorship will not change the representative ideas central to the revolution. For the key ideas of the revolution were liberty and equality and thus by Napoleon making this statement he is pointing out that there will be continuity from the revolution to his autocracy. This is because he points out that it is not just himself who will rule but 'the Senate, the Council of State, the Legislative Body and the Tribunate' along with himself rule together. Thus he is suggesting that he is keeping the revolutionary idea of liberty as the populace are still involved in the government. (b) This refers to the time before Napoleon became consul in the coup d'etat at Brumaire in 1799 and subsequently Emperor. Before the consulate system France was a state














