• "Property is the fundamental basis of any political association" 
• "All legislation must favor the property owner. He must find his profit in putting to use his property; otherwise he will abandon his enterprises. He must be given great freedom of action, for whatever hinders the free use of property irks the citizen."

   Napoleon was very keen on the protection of the property owner, and it became the focal point of the Code Napoleon. He believed that each man had a right to hsi own share of property that could fill his and his family's needs. Napoleon also believed in a strong central government, and when he came into power, he immediately took action to consolidate it. Firstly, Napoleon abloished old state authorities, and divided the country into ninety-eight different administrative departments. This increased the efficiency of the government, granted more control to Napoleon, and contributed to a sense of national unity. This system is still in affect in France. Next he created the Bank of France, and centralized police force to ensure stability. He created a system of tariffs on goods recieved from other countries to expand industry and trade dominance.

• "You must consider the rabble, as you call them, are the bulk of the people. They, and not nobles, form the nation. When the rabble gains the day, it ceases to be rabble. It is then called the nation...." 
• "In France there is but a single party and a single will."
• The poor must not be deprived, because they are poor, of that which reconciles them to their poverty."

-Napoleon Bonaparte

          Napoleon was not like other leading government officials in that he understood the roles of individuals in society. His respected the poor because he realized that he was in the minority catagory of France. If the poor were evr offended enough they had the sheer numbers to overthrow the government, and could kill those who ran it. His image as a friend of the average citizen was translated into the legislature concerning the poor in the Civil Code.

• " What is it that distinguishes people from one another? Education isn't it?"

      Napoleon valued education very much made radical improvements to ensure that France would have a high education standard. While in power he created a lycee system or a system of free public schools, and he re-founded the national university. Along with the national university, he founded special new schools such as: a school of arts, a school of law, a school of sciences, and schools for girls. He also believed that higher education should be available to those who were in tough economical situations. For this purpose he created over ten-thousand national scholarships.