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Under a book on Napoleon, Sam Altman says:

> An incredible primary-source portrait on a brilliant (but obviously deeply flawed) individual.

What is the obviously deeply flawed characteristic about him that Altman is referring to? I read Napoleon: A Life a few years ago and found him fascinating with character flaws like every other human being, but nothing that particularly struck me as "deeply flawed."



Maybe that whole lets conquer Russia thing that ended in the deaths of 400,000 of his countrymen (IIRC)? Have you seen the Minard plot? https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/229-vital-statistics-of-a-...


Makes sense. I guess I was hung up on the flaw being some personal issue but I guess killing a million people counts as one too.

And thanks for the link.




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