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Show Sees Napoleon as One of Nature's Supermen Napoleon believed in no religion ; he advocated companionate marriage ; he suffered terribly from defeat, but never from remorse; he regarded friends, family and women without any affection (barring hit; early infatuation in-fatuation for Josephine) in short, he was a superman. He had enough energy en-ergy for 100 men. How difficult it is even now to escape es-cape from the glamor of his name ! Although I know he was one of the most cold-blooded scoundrels that ever lived, and all Europe had to choose between peace and him, that no country, no people and no community com-munity were safe while he was at large although I am aware of all this, If he should appear on earth now and say "It is the emperor !" I might leave all and follow him. William Lyon Phelps in Scribner's. |