After the election of representatives ended not long ago, Anning received a letter from Napoleon stationed at his post.
This 19-year-old lieutenant, filled with doubt, asked in the letter: "Andy you always talk about the power of the people, so I went to see the election of representatives in the nearby district, hoping to truly experience this force, but unfortunately I did not feel it.
"I only saw a disorganized crowd gathered together, initially only a few people were shouting the names of the representatives, the rest seemed completely unaware of whom they were voting for.
"However, soon everyone started chanting that name together. In my view, this was merely blind obedience, the crowd akin to ducklings behind Mother Duck, blindly following the one in front, swaying their long necks as they marched.
"What power can such people have? Rather than believing in these people's power, I'd prefer to believe in shrapnel, for shrapnel can utterly disintegrate them."