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Throughout the French Revolution, many types of governmental experiments were attempted, ranging from monarchies to dictatorships to democracy. While many people feel that this decade should no longer be analyzed because of all of its terror and deaths, one must remember that many great lessons can be learned from these mistakes on how to run a government to fit both the needs of the people and the country itself. There are many lessons that can be learned through the actions of the French Revolution through great figures and names such as Napoleon, King XVI, and the National Convention for how one must find the balance of having to please both the people and the country in order to lead a strong and successful government. King Louis XVI was a leader who managed to prove that if one wants to run a triumphant government, they must have interest in their people. This lack of interest leads to the people no longer wanting him as their King: “King at age of 19, Louis XVI cared more for hunting than governing his country” (Miller, 145)