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Napoleon's career and policies both destroyed and preserved aspects of the Revolution. Napoleon gave the people rhetoric about liberty, rather than giving it to them. This is best seen through his using of the plebiscite and crowing himself emperor. By taking all of the power for himself, Napoleon went against certain ideals of the Revolution. However, Napoleon did make efforts to preserve some aspects of the Revolution. This is shown through his creation of the lycées, which gave the people equal opportunities in the government.
The first example, which shows how Napoleon destroyed aspects of the Revolution, is Napoleon's use of the plebiscite and his action of crowning himself emperor. When Napoleon used the plebiscite and told the people that they had already voted for him, he gave them a false hope. The people had just gone through more than a decade of Revolution and unrest, and the people were just desperate for a capable ruler who would follow the ideals of the......

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