Post-Revolutionary Leaders

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There are many strong revolutionary leaders. Yet, some struggle to become strong post-revolutionary leaders. A strong revolutionary leader is someone who cares about not only his or her country but someone who cares about the people and their lives. All the revolutionary leaders we have studied this year have demonstrated that it is not possible to become a strong post-revolutionary after being a strong one during the revolution that they participated in. One of the main reasons most revolutionary leaders don’t become strong post revolutionary leaders is because they don’t care about the people. For example, during the aftermath of the French Revolution, also during Napoleon's rule, Napoleon raised many armies(Class notes and Napoleon Homework).

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