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Napoléon Bonaparte, known by his first name only, and still remembered (for instance by Wikipedia) for his wish to spread the ideals of the French Revolution~[1] and his role in the civil code (Napoleonic code)~[2], stands however in the light of critical historical scrutiny as the typical politician fraud who betrayed the ideals of the times in a suicidal quest for personal gain and glory (see in particular the analysis of Henri Guillemin on that question).