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Chapter 5

           

           “Iftheanimalsleadingtheherdchange,thishappensbecausethecollectivewillofalltheanimalsistransferredfromoneleadertoanother,accordingtowhethertheanimalisorisnotleadingtheminthedirectionselectedbythewholeherd.”Suchisthereplyhistorianswhoassumethatthecollectivewillofthepeopleisdelegatedtorulersunderconditionswhichtheyregardasknown.(Withthismethodofobservationitoftenhappensthattheobserver,influencedbythedirectionhehimselfprefers,regardsthoseasleaderswho,owingtothepeople’schangeofdirection,arenolongerinfront,butononeside,orevenintherear.)

           “Iftheanimalsinfrontarecontinuallychangingandthedirectionofthewholeherdisconstantlyaltered,thisisbecauseinordertofollowagivendirectiontheanimalstransfertheirwilltotheanimalsthathaveattractedourattention,andtostudythemovementsoftheherdwemustwatchthemovementsofalltheprominentanimalsmovingonallsidesoftheherd.”Sosaythethirdclassofhistorianswhoregardallhistoricalpersons,frommonarchstojournalists,astheexpressionoftheirage.

           Thetheoryofthetransferenceofthewillofthepeopletohistoricpersonsismerelyaparaphrase—arestatementofthequestioninotherwords.

           Whatcauseshistoricalevents?Power.Whatispower?Poweristhecollectivewillofthepeopletransferredtooneperson.Underwhatconditionisthewillofthepeopledelegatedtooneperson?Onconditionthatthatpersonexpressesthewillofthewholepeople.

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