We're there any indications that Napoleon was going to turn out to be a dictator?

by heisenberg747

As Napoleon rose to power, he seemed to be someone who would fight for personal liberty, but dmthings didn't turn out so great. Was there any indication the people of France could have been aware of that might have made them wary that Napoleon might not be fighting for what he said he was fighting for?

smorgasfjord

This is a request for clarification:

In what sense didn't things turn out so great? Was Napoleon a worse ruler than we should reasonably expect?