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What kind of 'victory' would Napolean have to secure for his regime to remain in France, while at the same time making peace with his enemies? I.e., can a Bonapartist regime last without all of Europe coming down on it like a ton of bricks?

I understand that Napolean's very personality was directed at waging war and making conquest - is there a point where he might have stopped and said, "this can't last forever?"

Even Waterloo - is there an alternate kind of peace that could have been made, where France surrenders but the Bonapartist ideals remain?
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