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           Andthereforetoexplainhowfromtheserelationsoftheirsthesubmissionofmillionsofpeopleresulted—thatis,howcomponentforcesequaltooneAgavearesultantequaltoathousandtimesA—thehistorianisagainobligedtofallbackonpower—theforcehehaddenied—andtorecognizeitastheresultantoftheforces,thatis,hehastoadmitanunexplainedforceactingontheresultant.Andthatisjustwhattheuniversalhistoriansdo,andconsequentlytheynotonlycontradictthespecialisthistoriansbutcontradictthemselves.

           Peasantshavingnoclearideaofthecauseofrain,say,accordingtowhethertheywantrainorfineweather:“Thewindhasblownthecloudsaway,”or,“Thewindhasbroughtuptheclouds.”Andinthesamewaytheuniversalhistorianssometimes,whenitpleasesthemandfitsinwiththeirtheory,saythatpoweristheresultofevents,andsometimes,whentheywanttoprovesomethingelse,saythatpowerproducesevents.

           Athirdclassofhistorians—theso-calledhistoriansofculture—followingthepathlaiddownbytheuniversalhistorianswhosometimesacceptwritersandladiesasforcesproducingevents—againtakethatforcetobesomethingquitedifferent.Theyseeitinwhatiscalledculture—inmentalactivity.

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