consulate, the justice and helpfulness of the 

 Code Napoleon, the prowess of the brave 

 lieutenant whose military skill and intre- 

 pidity had caused him to deserve well of his 

 nation. 



The spirit of freedom gave way to the spirit 

 of domination. The path of glory is one 

 which descends easily. Campaign followed 

 campaign, against enemies, against neutrals, 

 against friends. The trail of glory crossed 

 the Alps to Italy and to Egypt, crossed 

 Switzerland to Austria, crossed Germany to 

 Russia. Conscription followed victory, and 

 victory and conscription debased the human 

 species. ^'' The human harvest was bad'' The 

 first consul became the emperor. The ser- 

 vant of the people became the founder of the 

 dynasty. Again conscription after conscrip- 

 tion. "Let them die with arms in their 

 hands. Their death is glorious, and it will 

 be avenged. You can always fill the places 

 of soldiers." These were Napoleon's words 

 when Dupont surrendered his army in Spain 

 to save the lives of a doomed battalion. 



With all this came more conscription. Af- 

 ter the battle of Wagram, we are told, the 



The 



Human 



Harvest 



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