Napoleon: Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a property of it; it is incompatible with the sov

Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a propert — Napoleon

Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a property of it; it is incompatible with the sovereignty of the people.

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