Human autonomy is the key concept of Enlightenment ideas. This passage relates to those ideas because Napoleon is refering to the importance of reason over beliefs. When he says "the souls of men proceed along different roads" he is also claiming that any religion is valid to feel close to the creator. In a sense Napoleon makes reference to secularization (the idea of religion and politics should be separated and that one's method of worship should be a private matter). That is why he claims that he could be Catholic, Muslim, or Jew.
<span>The first Christian emperor of the Roman empire was "Constantine," although it should be noted that it took some time for official Christian policies to be implemented. </span>
Constantine because there was a conference in 326
In 1917, Bolshevik leader in Russia sought peace with German because the new Russian government -wanted to retain power and avoid German occupation-
