Wikipedia lists some downsides to Napoleon: >He abolished the free press, ended directly elected representative government, exiled and jailed critics of his re

Wikipedia lists some downsides to Napoleon: >He abolished the free press, ended directly elected representative government, exiled and jailed critics of his regime, reinstated slavery in France's colonies [...], banned the entry of blacks [...] reintroduced a hereditary monarchy and nobility, and violently repressed popular uprisings against his rule.