Comment on Competent Elites

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:02:23 GMT

Yes, there are some people with natural advantages (height, symmetrical face); but Napoleon is still revered as a leader, despite being famously short.

My understanding is that Napoleon's shortness is a myth. His height was above the average for a Frenchman at the time.

http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/5519/was-napoleon-as-short-as-common-knowledge-states

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