What is the cause of inflation?  Why can't the government just print more money if they want to spend more? What can Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 teach us about the consequences of an ill-fated conflict?  The way I have heard it expressed in China is, "History has never been kind to an emperor who wages war without an honest justification."  The map below shows how much territory Napoleon conquered, but he was not satisfied.

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