Война и мир

Chapter 1

           

           IfhistoryhadretainedtheconceptionoftheancientsitwouldhavesaidthatGod,torewardorpunishhispeople,gaveNapoleonpoweranddirectedhiswilltothefulfillmentofthedivineends,andthatreplywouldhavebeenclearandcomplete.OnemightbelieveordisbelieveinthedivinesignificanceofNapoleon,butforanyonebelievinginittherewouldhavebeennothingunintelligibleinthehistoryofthatperiod,norwouldtherehavebeenanycontradictions.

           Butmodernhistorycannotgivethatreply.SciencedoesnotadmittheconceptionoftheancientsastothedirectparticipationoftheDeityinhumanaffairs,andthereforehistoryoughttogiveotheranswers.

           Modernhistoryreplyingtothesequestionssays:youwanttoknowwhatthismovementmeans,whatcausedit,andwhatforceproducedtheseevents?Thenlisten:

           “LouisXIVwasaveryproudandself-confidentman;hehadsuchandsuchmistressesandsuchandsuchministersandheruledFrancebadly.HisdescendantswereweakmenandtheytooruledFrancebadly.Andtheyhadsuchandsuchfavoritesandsuchandsuchmistresses.Moreover,certainmenwrotesomebooksatthattime.AttheendoftheeighteenthcenturytherewereacoupleofdozenmeninPariswhobegantotalkaboutallmenbeingfreeandequal.ThiscausedpeoplealloverFrancetobegintoslashatanddrownoneanother.Theykilledthekingandmanyotherpeople.AtthattimetherewasinFranceamanofgenius—Napoleon.Heconqueredeverybodyeverywhere—thatis,hekilledmanypeoplebecausehewasagreatgenius.

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