,EPILOGUE #a1 ,*APT] #a #ahac - #b #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,SEV5 YE>S HAD PASS$4 ,! /ORM-TOSS$ SEA ( ,EUROPEAN HI/ORY HAD SUBSID$ )9 ITS %ORES & SEEM$ TO HAVE BECOME CALM4 ,BUT ! MY/]I\S =CES ?AT MOVE HUMANITY 7MY/]I\S BECAUSE ! LAWS ( !IR MOTION >E UNKN[N TO US7 CONT9U$ TO OP]ATE4 ,?\< ! SURFACE ( ! SEA ( HI/ORY SEEM$ MOTIONLESS1 ! MOVEM5T ( HUMANITY W5T ON AS UNCEAS+LY AS ! FL[ ( TIME4 ,V>I\S GR\PS ( PEOPLE =M$ & DISSOLV$1 ! COM+ =MATION & DISSOLUTION ( K+DOMS & DISPLACEM5T ( PEOPLES WAS 9 C\RSE ( PREP>ATION4 ,! SEA ( HI/ORY WAS NOT DRIV5 SPASMODICALLY FROM %ORE TO %ORE AS PREVI\SLY4 ,IT WAS SEE?+ 9 ITS DEP?S4 ,HI/ORIC FIGURES W]E NOT BORNE BY ! WAVES FROM ONE %ORE TO ANO!R AS BE=E4 ,!Y N[ SEEM$ TO ROTATE ON ONE SPOT4 ,! HI/ORICAL FIGURES AT ! HEAD ( >MIES1 :O =M]LY REFLECT$ ! MOVEM5T ( ! MASSES BY ORD]+ W>S1 CAMPAIGNS1 & BATTLES1 N[ REFLECT$ ! RE/LESS MOVEM5T BY POLITICAL & DIPLOMATIC COMB9ATIONS1 LAWS1 & TREATIES4 ,! HI/ORIANS CALL ?IS ACTIVITY ( ! HI/ORICAL FIGURES 0! REACTION40 ,9 DEAL+ ) ?IS P]IOD !Y /]NLY CONDEMN ! HI/ORICAL P]SONAGES :O1 9 !IR OP9ION1 CAUS$ :AT !Y DESCRIBE AS ! REACTION4 ,ALL ! WELL-KN[N PEOPLE ( ?AT P]IOD1 FROM ,ALEX&] & ,NAPOLEON TO ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 ,PHOTIUS1 ,S*ELL+1 ,FI*TE1 ,*ATEAUBRI&1 & ! RE/1 PASS BE=E !IR /]N JUDGM5T SEAT & >E ACQUITT$ OR CONDEMN$ ACCORD+ TO :E!R !Y CONDUC$ TO PROGRESS OR TO REACTION4 ,ACCORD+ TO !IR ACC\NTS A REACTION TOOK PLACE AT ?AT TIME 9 ,RUSSIA ALSO1 & ! *IEF CULPRIT WAS ,ALEX&] ,I1 ! SAME MAN :O ACCORD+ TO !M WAS ! *IEF CAUSE ( ! LIB]AL MOVEM5T AT ! COMM5CEM5T ( HIS REIGN1 BE+ ! SAVIOR ( ,RUSSIA4 ,!RE IS NO ONE 9 ,RUSSIAN LIT]ATURE N[1 FROM S*OOLBOY ESSAYI/ TO LE>N$ HI/ORIAN1 :O DOES NOT ?R[ HIS LITTLE /ONE AT ,ALEX&] = ?+S HE DID WRONG AT ?IS P]IOD ( HIS REIGN4 0,HE \AK*EEV1 FAVOR+ ,GOLITSYN & MY/ICISM1 & AFT]W>DS ,%I%KOV & ,PHOTIUS4 ,HE ALSO ACT$ BADLY BY CONC]N+ HIMSELF ) ! ACTIVE >MY & DISB&+ ! ,SEM5OV REGIM5T40 ,IT W\LD TAKE A DOZ5 PAGES TO 5UM]ATE ALL ! REPROA*ES ! HI/ORIANS ADDRESS TO HIM1 BAS$ ON !IR KN[L$GE ( :AT IS GOOD = HUMANITY4 ,:AT DO !SE REPROA*ES MEAN8 ,DO NOT ! V]Y ACTIONS = :I* ! HI/ORIANS PRAISE ,ALEX&] ,I 7! LIB]AL ATTEMPTS AT ! BEG9N+ ( HIS REIGN1 HIS /RUGGLE ) ,NAPOLEON1 ! FIRMNESS HE DISPLAY$ 9 #ahab & ! CAMPAIGN ( #a#h#a#c7 FL[ FROM ! SAME S\RCES--! CIRCUM/ANCES ( HIS BIR?1 $UCATION1 & LIFE--?AT MADE HIS P]SONALITY :AT IT WAS & FROM :I* ! ACTIONS = :I* !Y BLAME HIM 7! ,HOLY ,ALLIANCE1 ! RE/ORATION ( ,POL&1 & ! REACTION ( #ahb & LAT]7 ALSO FL[$8 ,9 :AT DOES ! SUB/ANCE ( ?OSE REPROA*ES LIE8 ,IT LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT AN HI/ORIC *>ACT] LIKE ,ALEX&] ,I1 /&+ ON ! HIACT] EXPOS$ TO ?OSE /RONGE/ ( ALL 9FLU5CES3 ! 9TRIGUES1 FLATT]Y1 & SELF-DECEPTION 9SEP>ABLE FROM P[]2 A *>ACT] :O AT EV]Y MOM5T ( HIS LIFE FELT A RESPONSIBILITY = ALL ?AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ,EUROPE2 & NOT A FICTITI\S BUT A LIVE *>ACT] :O LIKE EV]Y MAN HAD HIS P]SONAL HABITS1 PASSIONS1 & IMPULSES T[>D GOODNESS1 BEAUTY1 & TRU?--?AT ?IS *>ACT]--?\< NOT LACK+ 9 VIRTUE 7! HI/ORIANS DO NOT ACCUSE HIM ( ?AT7--HAD NOT ! SAME CONCEPTION ( ! WELF>E ( HUMANITY FIFTY YE>S AGO AS A PRES5T-DAY PR(ESSOR :O FROM HIS Y\? UPW>DS HAS BE5 OCCUPI$ ) LE>N+3 ?AT IS1 ) BOOKS & LECTURES & ) TAK+ NOTES FROM !M4 ,BUT EV5 IF WE ASSUME ?AT FIFTY YE>S AGO ,ALEX&] ,I WAS MI/AK5 9 HIS VIEW ( :AT WAS GOOD = ! PEOPLE1 WE MU/ 9EVITABLY ASSUME ?AT ! HI/ORIAN :O JUDGES ,ALEX&] WILL ALSO AFT] ! LAPSE ( SOME TIME TURN \T TO BE MI/AK5 9 HIS VIEW ( :AT IS GOOD = HUMANITY4 ,?IS ASSUMPTION IS ALL ! MORE NATURAL & 9EVITABLE BECAUSE1 WAT*+ ! MOVEM5T ( HI/ORY1 WE SEE ?AT EV]Y YE> & ) EA* NEW WRIT]1 OP9ION AS TO :AT IS GOOD = MANK9D *ANGES2 SO ?AT :AT ONCE SEEM$ GOOD1 T5 YE>S LAT] SEEMS BAD1 & VISE V]SA4 ,& :AT IS MORE1 WE F9D AT ONE & ! SAME TIME QUITE CONTRADICTORY VIEWS AS TO :AT IS BAD & :AT IS GOOD 9 HI/ORY3 SOME PEOPLE REG>D GIV+ A CON/ITUTION TO ,POL& & =M+ ! ,HOLY ,ALLIANCE AS PRAISEWOR?Y 9 ,ALEX&]1 :ILE O!RS REG>D IT AS BLAMEWOR?Y4 ,! ACTIVITY ( ,ALEX&] OR ( ,NAPOLEON CANNOT BE CALL$ USEFUL OR H>MFUL1 = IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY = :AT IT WAS USEFUL OR H>MFUL4 ,IF ?AT ACTIVITY DISPLEASES SOMEBODY1 ?IS IS ONLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT AGREE ) HIS LIMIT$ UND]/&+ ( :AT IS GOOD4 ,:E!R ! PRES]VATION ( MY FA!R'S H\SE 9 ,MOSC[1 OR ! GLORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MS1 OR ! PROSP]ITY ( ! ,PET]SBURG & O!R UNIV]SITIES1 OR ! FRE$OM ( ,POL& OR ! GREATNESS ( ,RUSSIA1 OR ! BALANCE ( P[] 9 ,EUROPE1 OR A C]TA9 K9D ( ,EUROPEAN CULTURE CALL$ 0PROGRESS0 APPE> TO ME TO BE GOOD OR BAD1 ,I MU/ ADMIT ?AT BESIDES !SE ?+S ! ACTION ( EV]Y HI/ORIC *>ACT] HAS O!R MORE G5]AL PURPOSES 9ACCESSIBLE TO ME4 ,BUT LET US ASSUME ?AT :AT IS CALL$ SCI5CE CAN H>MONIZE ALL CONTRADICTIONS & POSSESSES AN UN*ANG+ /&>D ( GOOD & BAD BY :I* TO TRY HI/ORIC *>ACT]S & EV5TS2 LET US SAY ?AT ,ALEX&] C\LD HAVE DONE EV]Y?+ DIFF]5TLY2 LET US SAY ?AT ) GUIDANCE FROM ?OSE :O BLAME HIM & :O PR(ESS TO KN[ ! ULTIMATE AIM ( ! MOVEM5T ( HUMANITY1 HE MIRANG$ MATT]S ACCORD+ TO ! PROGRAM HIS PRES5T ACCUS]S W\LD HAVE GIV5 HIM--( NATIONALITY1 FRE$OM1 EQUALITY1 & PROGRESS 7!SE1 ,I ?9K1 COV] ! GR\ND74 ,LET US ASSUME ?AT ?IS PROGRAM WAS POSSIBLE & HAD !N BE5 =MULAT$1 & ?AT ,ALEX&] HAD ACT$ ON IT4 ,:AT W\LD !N HAVE BECOME ( ! ACTIVITY ( ALL ?OSE :O OPPOS$ ! T5D5CY ?AT !N PREVAIL$ 9 ! GOV]NM5T--AN ACTIVITY ?AT 9 ! OP9ION ( ! HI/ORIANS WAS GOOD & B5EFIC5T8 ,!IR ACTIVITY W\LD NOT HAVE EXI/$3 !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 NO LIFE1 !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 NO?+4 ,IF WE ADMIT ?AT HUMAN LIFE CAN BE RUL$ BY REASON1 ! POSSIBILITY ( LIFE IS DE/ROY$4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,EPILOGUE #a1 ,*APT] #a -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,EPILOGUE #a1 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/