Answer to Question #267179 in History for OuLee

Question

Explain the reasons why Prince Louis Napoleon made the following statement on the instability of the French political system: "It is very difficult in France to make reforms;we make revolutions in France, not reforms."

Answer 1

The statement implied that Napoleon believed in military strategies more than reforms. He had seized power through a coup d'etat in 1799 and so, According to him, it is only through political struggles that France would have changes.