,BOOK #i1 ,*APT] #a #ahab #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,FROM ! CLOSE ( ! YE> #ahaa 9T5SIFI$ >M+ & CONC5TRAT+ ( ! =CES ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE BEGAN1 & 9 #ahab !SE =CES--MILLIONS ( M51 RECKON+ ?OSE TRANSPORT+ & FE$+ ! >MY--MOV$ FROM ! WE/ EA/W>DS TO ! ,RUSSIAN FRONTI]1 T[>D :I* S9CE #ahaa ,RUSSIAN =CES HAD BE5 SIMIL>LY DRAWN4 ,ON ! TWELF? ( ,JUNE1 #a#h#a#b1 ! =CES ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE CROSS$ ! ,RUSSIAN FRONTI] & W> BEGAN1 ?AT IS1 AN EV5T TOOK PLACE OPPOS$ TO HUMAN REASON & TO HUMAN NATURE4 ,MILLIONS ( M5 P]PETRAT$ AGA9/ ONE ANO!R SU* 9NUM]ABLE CRIMES1 FRAUDS1 TREA*]IES1 !FTS1 =G]IES1 ISSUES ( FALSE MONEY1 BURGL>IES1 9C5DI>ISMS1 & MURD]S AS 9 :OLE C5TURIES >E NOT RECORD$ 9 ! ANNALS ( ALL ! LAW C\RTS ( ! WORLD1 BUT :I* ?OSE :O COMMITT$ !M DID NOT AT ! TIME REG>D AS BE+ CRIMES4 ,:AT PRODUC$ ?IS EXTRAORD9>Y OCCURR5CE8 ,:AT W]E ITS CAUSES8 ,! HI/ORIANS TELL US ) NAIVE ASSURANCE ?AT ITS CAUSES W]E ! WRONGS 9FLICT$ ON ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG1 ! NONOBS]VANCE ( ! ,CONT95TAL ,SY/EM1 ! AMBITION ( ,NAPOLEON1 ! FIRMNESS ( ,ALEX&]1 ! MI/AKES ( ! DIPLOMATI/S1 & SO ON4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 IT W\LD ONLY HAVE BE5 NECESS>Y = ,METT]NI*1 ,RUMYANTSEV1 OR ,TALLEYR&1 BETWE5 A LEVEE & AN EV5+ P>TY1 TO HAVE TAK5 PROP] PA9S & WRITT5 A MORE ADROIT NOTE1 OR = ,NAPOLEON TO HAVE WRITT5 TO ,ALEX&]3 0,MY RESPECT$ ,BRO!R1 ,I CONS5T TO RE/ORE ! DU*Y TO ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG0--& !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 NO W>4 ,WE CAN UND]/& ?AT ! MATT] SEEM$ LIKE ?AT TO CONTEMPOR>IES4 ,IT NATURALLY SEEM$ TO ,NAPOLEON ?AT ! W> WAS CAUS$ BY ,5GL&'S 9TRIGUES 7AS 9 FACT HE SAID ON ! ISL& ( ,/4 ,HEL5A74 ,IT NATURALLY SEEM$ TO MEMB]S ( ! ,5GLI% ,P>LIAM5T ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! W> WAS ,NAPOLEON'S AMBITION2 TO ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG1 ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! W> WAS ! VIOL5CE DONE TO HIM2 TO BUS9ESSM5 ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! W> WAS ! ,CONT95TAL ,SY/EM :I* WAS RU9+ ,EUROPE2 TO ! G5]ALS & OLD SOLDI]S ?AT ! *IEF REASON = ! W> WAS ! NECESSITY ( GIV+ !M EMPLOYM5T2 TO ! LEGITIMI/S ( ?AT DAY ?AT IT WAS ! NE$ ( REE/ABLI%+ LES BONS PR9CIPES1 & TO ! DIPLOMATI/S ( ?AT TIME ?AT IT ALL RESULT$ FROM ! FACT ?AT ! ALLIANCE BETWE5 ,RUSSIA & ,AU/RIA 9 #ahi HAD NOT BE5 SUFFICI5TLY WELL CONCEAL$ FROM ,NAPOLEON1 & FROM ! AWKW>D WORD+ ( ,MEMOR&UM ,NO4 #a#g#h4 ,IT IS NATURAL ?AT !SE & A C\NTLESS & 9F9ITE QUANTITY ( O!R REASONS1 ! NUMB] DEP5D+ ON ! 5DLESS DIV]SITY ( PO9TS ( VIEW1 PRES5T$ !MSELVES TO ! M5 ( ?AT DAY2 BUT TO US1 TO PO/]ITY :O VIEW ! ?+ ?AT HAPP5$ 9 ALL ITS MAGNITUDE & P]CEIVE ITS PLA9 & T]RIBLE MEAN+1 !SE CAUSES SEEM 9SUFFICI5T4 ,TO US IT IS 9COMPREH5SIBLE ?AT MILLIONS ( ,*RI/IAN M5 KILL$ & TORTUR$ EA* O!R EI!R BECAUSE ,NAPOLEON WAS AMBITI\S OR ,ALEX&] WAS FIRM1 OR BECAUSE ,5GL&'S POLICY WAS A/UTE OR ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG WRONG$4 ,WE CANNOT GRASP :AT CONNECTION SU* CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE ) ! ACTUAL FACT ( SLAUE NOT HI/ORIANS & >E NOT C>RI$ AWAY BY ! PROCESS ( RESE>* & CAN !RE=E REG>D ! EV5T ) UNCL\D$ COMMON S5SE1 AN 9CALCULABLE NUMB] ( CAUSES PRES5T !MSELVES4 ,! DEEP] WE DELVE 9 SE>* ( !SE CAUSES ! MORE ( !M WE F9D2 & EA* SEP>ATE CAUSE OR :OLE S]IES ( CAUSES APPE>S TO US EQUALLY VALID 9 ITSELF & EQUALLY FALSE BY ITS 9SIGNIFICANCE COMP>$ TO ! MAGNITUDE ( ! EV5TS1 & BY ITS IMPOT5CE--AP>T FROM ! COOP]ATION ( ALL ! O!R CO9CID5T CAUSES--TO OCCASION ! EV5T4 ,TO US1 ! WI% OR OBJECTION ( ?IS OR ?AT ,FR5* CORPORAL TO S]VE A SECOND T]M APPE>S AS MU* A CAUSE AS ,NAPOLEON'S REFUSAL TO )DRAW HIS TROOPS BEYOND ! ,VI/ULA & TO RE/ORE ! DU*Y ( ,OLD5BURG2 = HAD HE NOT WI%$ TO S]VE1 & HAD A SECOND1 A ?IRD1 & A ?\S&? CORPORAL & PRIVATE ALSO REFUS$1 !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 SO MANY LESS M5 9 ,NAPOLEON'S >MY & ! W> C\LD NOT HAVE OCCURR$4 ,HAD ,NAPOLEON NOT TAK5 (F5SE AT ! DEM& ?AT HE %\LD )DRAW BEYOND ! ,VI/ULA1 & NOT ORD]$ HIS TROOPS TO ADVANCE1 !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 NO W>2 BUT HAD ALL HIS S]GEANTS OBJECT$ TO S]V+ A SECOND T]M !N ALSO !RE C\LD HAVE BE5 NO W>4 ,NOR C\LD !RE HAVE BE5 A W> HAD !RE BE5 NO ,5GLI% 9TRIGUES & NO ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG1 & HAD ,ALEX&] NOT FELT 9SULT$1 & HAD !RE NOT BE5 AN AUTOCRATIC GOV]NM5T 9 ,RUSSIA1 OR A ,REVOLUTION 9 ,FRANCE & A SUBSEQU5T DICTATOR%IP & ,EMPIRE1 OR ALL ! ?+S ?AT PRODUC$ ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 & SO ON4 ,)\T EA* ( !SE CAUSES NO?+ C\LD HAVE HAPP5$4 ,SO ALL !SE CAUSES--MYRIADS ( CAUSES--CO9CID$ TO BR+ IT AB\T4 ,& SO !RE WAS NO ONE CAUSE = ?AT OCCURR5CE1 BUT IT HAD TO OCCUR BECAUSE IT HAD TO4 ,MILLIONS ( M51 R5\NC+ !IR HUMAN FEEL+S & REASON1 HAD TO GO FROM WE/ TO EA/ TO SLAY !IR FELL[S1 JU/ AS SOME C5TURIES PREVI\SLY HORDES ( M5 HAD COME FROM ! EA/ TO ! WE/1 SLAY+ !IR FELL[S4 ,! ACTIONS ( ,NAPOLEON & ,ALEX&]1 ON :OSE WORDS ! EV5T SEEM$ TO HANG1 W]E AS LITTLE VOLUNT>Y AS ! ACTIONS ( ANY SOLDI] :O WAS DRAWN 9TO ! CAMPAIGN BY LOT OR BY CONSCRIPTION4 ,?IS C\LD NOT BE O!RWISE1 = 9 ORD] ?AT ! WILL ( ,NAPOLEON & ,ALEX&] 7ON :OM ! EV5T SEEM$ TO DEP5D7 %\LD BE C>RI$ \T1 ! CONCURR5CE ( 9NUM]ABLE CIRCUM/ANCES WAS NE$$ )\T ANYONE ( :I* ! EV5T C\LD NOT HAVE TAK5 PLACE4 ,IT WAS NECESS>Y ?AT MILLIONS ( M5 9 :OSE H&S LAY ! REAL P[]--! SOLDI]S :O FIR$1 OR TRANSPORT$ PROVISIONS & GUNS--%\LD CONS5T TO C>RY \T ! WILL ( !SE WEAK 9DIVIDUALS1 & %\LD HAVE BE5 9DUC$ TO DO SO BY AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( DIV]SE & COMPLEX CAUSES4 ,WE >E =C$ TO FALL BACK ON FATALISM AS AN EXPLANATION ( IRRATIONAL EV5TS 7?AT IS TO SAY1 EV5TS ! REASONABL5ESS ( :I* WE DO NOT UND]/&74 ,! MORE WE TRY TO EXPLA9 SU* EV5TS 9 HI/ORY REASONABLY1 ! MORE UNREASONABLE & 9COMPREH5SIBLE DO !Y BECOME TO US4 ,EA* MAN LIVES = HIMSELF1 US+ HIS FRE$OM TO ATTA9 HIS P]SONAL AIMS1 & FEELS ) HIS :OLE BE+ ?AT HE CAN N[ DO OR AB/A9 FROM DO+ ?IS OR ?AT ACTION2 BUT AS SOON AS HE HAS DONE IT1 ?AT ACTION P]=M$ AT A C]TA9 MOM5T 9 TIME BECOMES IRREVOCABLE & BELONGS TO HI/ORY1 9 :I* IT HAS NOT A FREE BUT A PR$E/9$ SIGNIFICANCE4 ,!RE >E TWO SIDES TO ! LIFE ( EV]Y MAN1 HIS 9DIVIDUAL LIFE1 :I* IS ! MORE FREE ! MORE AB/RACT ITS 9T]E/S1 & HIS ELEM5TAL HIVE LIFE 9 :I* HE 9EVITABLY OBEYS LAWS LAID D[N = HIM4 ,MAN LIVES CONSCI\SLY = HIMSELF1 BUT IS AN UNCONSCI\S 9/RUM5T 9 ! ATTA9M5T ( ! HI/ORIC1 UNIV]SAL1 AIMS ( HUMANITY4 ,A DE$ DONE IS IRREVOCABLE1 & ITS RESULT CO9CID+ 9 TIME ) ! ACTIONS ( MILLIONS ( O!R M5 ASSUMES AN HI/ORIC SIGNIFICANCE4 ,! HI<] A MAN /&S ON ! SOCIAL LADD]1 ! MORE PEOPLE HE IS CONNECT$ ) & ! MORE P[] HE HAS OV] O!RS1 ! MORE EVID5T IS ! PR$E/9ATION & 9EVITABILITY ( HIS EV]Y ACTION4 0,! K+'S HE>T IS 9 ! H&S ( ! ,LORD40 ,A K+ IS HI/ORY'S SLAVE4 ,HI/ORY1 ?AT IS1 ! UNCONSCI\S1 G5]AL1 HIVE LIFE ( MANK9D1 USES EV]Y MOM5T ( ! LIFE ( K+S AS A TOOL = ITS [N PURPOSES4 ,?\< ,NAPOLEON AT ?AT TIME1 9 #a#h#a#b1 WAS MORE CONV9C$ ?AN EV] ?AT IT DEP5D$ ON HIM1 V]S] 7\ NE PAS V]S]7 LE SANG DE SES PEUPLES "9--AS ,ALEX&] EXPRESS$ IT 9 ! LA/ LETT] HE WROTE HIM--HE HAD NEV] BE5 SO MU* 9 ! GRIP ( 9EVITABLE LAWS1 :I* COMPELL$ HIM1 :ILE ?9K+ ?AT HE WAS ACT+ ON HIS [N VOLITION1 TO P]=M = ! HIVE LIFE--?AT IS TO SAY1 = HI/ORY--:ATEV] HAD TO BE P]=M$4 "9 0,TO %$ 7OR NOT TO %$7 ! BLOOD ( HIS PEOPLES40 ,! PEOPLE ( ! WE/ MOV$ EA/W>DS TO SLAY !IR FELL[ M51 & BY ! LAW ( CO9CID5CE ?\S&S ( M9UTE CAUSES FITT$ 9 & CO-ORD9AT$ TO PRODUCE ?AT MOVEM5T & W>3 REPROA*ES = ! NONOBS]VANCE ( ! ,CONT95TAL ,SY/EM1 ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG'S WRONGS1 ! MOVEM5T ( TROOPS 9TO ,PRUSSIA--UND]TAK5 7AS IT SEEM$ TO ,NAPOLEON7 ONLY = ! PURPOSE ( SECUR+ AN >M$ PEACE1 ! ,FR5* ,EMP]OR'S LOVE & HABIT ( W> CO9CID+ ) HIS PEOPLE'S 9CL9ATIONS1 ALLUREM5T BY ! GR&EUR ( ! PREP>ATIONS1 & ! EXP5DITURE ON ?OSE PREP>ATIONS & ! NE$ ( OBTA9+ ADVANTAGES TO COMP5SATE = ?AT EXP5DITURE1 ! 9TOXICAT+ HONORS HE RECEIV$ 9 ,DRESD51 ! DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS :I*1 9 ! OP9ION ( CONTEMPOR>IES1 W]E C>RI$ ON ) A S9C]E DESIRE TO ATTA9 PEACE1 BUT :I* ONLY W\ND$ ! SELF-LOVE ( BO? SIDES1 & MILLIONS ( O!R CAUSES ?AT ADAPT$ !MSELVES TO ! EV5T ?AT WAS HAPP5+ OR CO9CID$ ) IT4 ,:5 AN APPLE HAS RIP5$ & FALLS1 :Y DOES IT FALL8 ,BECAUSE ( ITS ATTRACTION TO ! E>?1 BECAUSE ITS /ALK WI!RS1 BECAUSE IT IS DRI$ BY ! SUN1 BECAUSE IT GR[S HEAVI]1 BECAUSE ! W9D %AKES IT1 OR BECAUSE ! BOY /&+ BEL[ WANTS TO EAT IT8 ,NO?+ IS ! CAUSE4 ,ALL ?IS IS ONLY ! CO9CID5CE ( CONDITIONS 9 :I* ALL VITAL ORGANIC & ELEM5TAL EV5TS OCCUR4 ,& ! BOTANI/ :O F9DS ?AT ! APPLE FALLS BECAUSE ! CELLUL> TISSUE DECAYS & SO =? IS EQUALLY RIE LABELS GIV+ NAMES TO EV5TS1 & LIKE LABELS !Y HAVE BUT ! SMALLE/ CONNECTION ) ! EV5T ITSELF4 ,EV]Y ACT ( !IRS1 :I* APPE>S TO !M AN ACT ( !IR [N WILL1 IS 9 AN HI/ORICAL S5SE 9VOLUNT>Y & IS RELAT$ TO ! :OLE C\RSE ( HI/ORY & PR$E/9$ FROM ET]NITY4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #i1 ,*APT] #a -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #i1 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/