Война и мир

Chapter 11

           Whatsciencecantherebeinamatterinwhich,asinallpracticalmatters,nothingcanbedefinedandeverythingdependsoninnumerableconditions,thesignificanceofwhichisdeterminedataparticularmomentwhicharrivesnooneknowswhen?Armfeldtsaysourarmyiscutinhalf,andPauluccisayswehavegottheFrencharmybetweentwofires;MichaudsaysthattheworthlessnessoftheDrissacampliesinhavingtheriverbehindit,andPfuelsaysthatiswhatconstitutesitsstrength;Tollproposesoneplan,Armfeldtanother,andtheyareallgoodandallbad,andtheadvantagesofanysuggestionscanbeseenonlyatthemomentoftrial.Andwhydotheyallspeakofa‘militarygenius’?Isamanageniuswhocanorderbreadtobebroughtupattherighttimeandsaywhoistogototherightandwhototheleft?Itisonlybecausemilitarymenareinvestedwithpompandpowerandcrowdsofsychophantsflatterpower,attributingtoitqualitiesofgeniusitdoesnotpossess.ThebestgeneralsIhaveknownwere,onthecontrary,stupidorabsent-mindedmen.Bagratiónwasthebest,Napoleonhimselfadmittedthat.AndofBonapartehimself!Irememberhislimited,self-satisfiedfaceonthefieldofAusterlitz.Notonlydoesagoodarmycommandernotneedanyspecialqualities,onthecontraryheneedstheabsenceofthehighestandbesthumanattributes—love,poetry,tenderness,andphilosophicinquiringdoubt.Heshouldbelimited,firmlyconvincedthatwhatheisdoingisveryimportant(otherwisehewillnothavesufficientpatience),andonlythenwillhebeabraveleader

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