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The Ministers of Religion, of Justice, of Police, of Education, etc., have the regulation of all interior affairs, and appoint all who work under them, so that nobody learns how to act alone; and as the Government has been in fact ever since dependent on the will of the people of Paris, the whole country is helplessly in their hands. THE MINISTERS OF RELIGION OF JUSTICE OF POLICE OF EDUCATION ET CETERA HAVE THE REGULATION OF ALL INTERIOR AFFAIRS AND APPOINT ALL WHO WORK UNDER THEM SO THAT NOBODY LEARNS HOW TO ACT ALONE AND AS THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN FACT EVER SINCE DEPENDENT ON THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF PARIS THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS HELPLESSLY IN THEIR HANDS
and, and Prussia--entered France at once; and though Napoleon resisted, stood bravely and skilfully, and gained single battles against Austria and Prussia, he could not stand against all Europe. In April the Allies entered Paris, and he was forced to abdicate, being sent under a strong guard to the little Mediterranean isle of Elba. He had drained France of men by his constant call for soldiers, who were drawn by conscription from the whole country, till there were not enough to do the work in the fields, and foreign prisoners had to be employed; but he had conferred on her one great benefit in the great code of laws called the "_Code Napoléon_," which has ever since continued in force. 9. France under Napoleon.--The old laws and customs, varying in different provinces, had been swept away, so that the field was clear; and the system of government which Napoleon devised has remained practically unchanged from that time to this. Everything was made to depend upon the central government. HOSE OF AUSTRIA RUSSIA ENGLAND AND PRUSSIA ENTERED FRANCE AT ONCE AND THOUGH NAPOLEON RESISTED STOOD BRAVELY AND SKILFULLY AND GAINED SINGLE BATTLES AGAINST AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA HE COULD NOT STAND AGAINST ALL EUROPE IN APRIL THE ALLIES ENTERED PARIS AND HE WAS FORCED TO ABDICATE BEING SENT UNDER A STRONG GUARD TO THE LITTLE MEDITERRANEAN ISLE OF ELBA HE HAD DRAINED FRANCE OF MEN BY HIS CONSTANT CALL FOR SOLDIERS WHO WERE DRAWN BY CONSCRIPTION FROM THE WHOLE COUNTRY TILL THEY WERE NOT ENOUGH TO DO THE WORK IN THE FIELDS AND FOREIGN PRISONERS HAD TO BE EMPLOYED BUT HE HAD CONFERRED ON HER ONE GREAT BENEFIT IN THE GREAT CODE OF LAWS CALLED THE CODE NAPOLEON WHICH HAS EVER SINCE CONTINUED IN FORCE NINE FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON THE OLD LAWS AND CUSTOMS VARYING IN DIFFERENT PROVINCES HAD BEEN SWEPT AWAY SO THAT THE FIELD WAS CLEAR AND THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH NAPOLEON DEVISED HAS REMAINED PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED FROM THAT TIME TO THIS EVERYTHING WAS MADE TO DEPEND UPON THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
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