It is equally essential that you should adopt the French monetary system." (Letter to Louis, King of Holland, Nov.

13, 1807.)--To the Spaniards: "Your nephews will honor me as their regenerator." (Allocution addressed to Madrid Dec.

9, 1808.)--"Spain must be French.

The country must be French and the government must be French." (Roederer, III., 529, 536, words of Napoleon, Feb.

11, 1809.)--In short, following the example of Rome, which had Latinized the entire Mediterranean coast, he wanted to render all western Europe French.