Actually, bad choice to make your point. I researched this precise point for a paper I did in a course on War and Peace – Tolstoy was careful to use verified sayings and actions of Napoleon in his novel. What Tolstoy did that was very different was to interpret those words and actions in ways completely different from the way they had been interpreted.
DMark wrote (and others said basically the same)
Over in Great Debates, I propose that had Reagan never spent a dime on AIDS research, the number of deaths wouldn’t be significantly more. Therefore the actual number (billions of dollars) that he allocated was a shit-load of caring about the problem, and he should be your hero.
Come join the fun!
Yes, imagination is fun. But lets wait until it happens before you think you have a point.