Napoleon: I did not usurp the crown. I picked it up from the gutter; the people placed it on my head. I was king of the people as

I did not usurp the crown. I picked it up from the gutter; the people placed it — Napoleon

I did not usurp the crown. I picked it up from the gutter; the people placed it on my head. I was king of the people as the Bourbons are kings of the nobles

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