Napolean Bonaparte, Good or Bad?

I've been thinking about this question for a long time. It is certainly one of the hardest history questions ever to even try to answer.
There have been many historians, and even regular people who have their own opinion on this great leader.
Some of the bad things said about him are that he was greedy, fat and power hungry.
Whether this is all true, we'll never know. It is known that he was ambitious, in some peoples mind too ambitious. He went from being a French artillery captain to First Consul of France in only a few years. One of the reasons for his rapid promotion was because of the revolution and the loss of the French King and government. He was smart and through careful planning managed to take over the weak, new French government in 1799. Many people didn't care much about all this, until he declared himself Emperor of France in 1804. This upset many people.
One of the more famous people who lost his temper with Napoleon at this time was no other than Ludwig Van Beethoven, the famous composer. Beethoven had supported the revolutionary ideas of the French republic and Napoleon, even dedicating a symphony to them. He'd called Napoleon an emperor many times, an emperor for good and the right of all men equal. When Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France Beethoven was enraged, feeling betrayed by his hero. From then on Beethoven always supported causes against Napoleon. This feeling was shared by many.
Now, was Napoleon greedy? Well he certainly became rich and popular. He was more caring for the people of France than the King had been. He might have been power hungry, but probably not for money.
Was he fat? Well, in later years he did put on some weight. When he was young he was dashing but he did change over the years.
After reading this, did Napoleon do anything right? Yes! He improved the French government tremendously. He brought many countries that had been in the past into the future. He also updated military tactics amazingly, bringing horses and cannons in a major, battle winning position. He also made a huge step towards the democracy we have now, probably more than even the United States has done.
Napoleon I, Emperor of France did some bad and foolish things, helped France incredibly and did some amazing things. He won battles some generals would say impossible to win, even nowadays. He helped many and upset many. He made mistakes, like the 1812 invasion of Russia, the ill fated invasion of Spain and the disastrous invasion of Portugal. Even after this he was still reasonably good, demonstrated by his return to France after his 1814 exile to Elba. His worst defeat was probably Waterloo, on the 18th of June, 1815. His political career ended there, but he still wrote his memoires for people to remember him by.
Napoleon, in the long run did more good than bad, especially in later life. Many of the things he did were done in good thought, even if occasionally he messed up. So, I personally think Napoleon was alright because of his many successes which would impress even the most sceptical critic. Though, the debate will go on and it will probably come to pass that no one will ever really decide whether Napoleon was bad or good. Though, I think that's really the way it should stay.