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[Star Wars] Could the Galactic Empire have risen if Palpatine wasn’t force sensitive?
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Well... In theory MAAAAYBE? A lot of his influence was won through mundane means of machinations and corruption. 

However, the establishment of the Empire was a culmination of a nearly thousand year evil plot by evil Force-Users, so if Palpatine wasn't a sith, he likely wouldn't be able to capitalize on all that scheming and pulling strings on both sides of the Clone Wars.