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I suppose we should estimate Napoleon's greatness by the size of the mess he left behind. Considering that a Napoleon III intervened to disaster in ... Mexico, that's quite a mess.

Napoleon was sufficient to resuscitate the Spanish Inquisition. It is a Napoleon-sized mess in itself, but "Goya's Ghosts" at least brushes onto this - complete with a demonstration of the use of the garotte.

But at least we had... Bismarck...



Not sure germanys experiance of rule by a millatery oligarchcy was on balance a good thing :-)

Its a pity that Kaiser wilhelm did not take after his father who wanted a consitutional democarcy closer to the UK's system.


Indeed - but Bismarck casts a long shadow. Wilhelm hisownself was far too self-aggrandizing for that.




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