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You're saying that as if Napoleon's plan was to liberate and bring social progress. It wasn't. The things that the Napoleonic wars brought about weren't done by him on purpose, he was just out to conquer and be emperor
Everyone else was also motivated by the lust for power. At least Napoleon was more or less meritocratic, and his actions brought about some progress. Hence 'lesser of the many evils'.