Roberts nganikayang, "Manahan sané nyangga gumi modérn iraga - ngaritokrasi, kapatehan ring arep awig, hak druén, toléransi magama, pandidikan sekulér modérn, kajinahan sané becik, miwah sané liyanan - kaperjuangang, kakonsolidasiyang, kakodifikasi miwah kajimbarang sacara géograpis olih Napoléon.
British historian Andrew Roberts stated: "The ideas that underpin our modern world - meritocracy, equality before the law, property rights, religious toleration, modern secular education, sound finances, and so on - were championed, consolidated, codified and geographically extended by Napoleon.