,EPILOGUE #b1 ,*APT] #b #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,:AT =CE MOVES ! NATIONS8 ,BIOGRAPHICAL HI/ORIANS & HI/ORIANS ( SEP>ATE NATIONS UND]/& ?IS =CE AS A P[] 9H]5T 9 H]OES & RUL]S4 ,9 !IR N>RATION EV5TS OCCUR SOLELY BY ! WILL ( A ,NAPOLEON1 & ,ALEX&]1 OR 9 G5]AL ( ! P]SONS !Y DESCRIBE4 ,! ANSW]S GIV5 BY ?IS K9D ( HI/ORIAN TO ! QUE/ION ( :AT =CE CAUSES EV5TS TO HAPP5 >E SATISFACTORY ONLY AS LONG AS !RE IS BUT ONE HI/ORIAN TO EA* EV5T4 ,AS SOON AS HI/ORIANS ( DIFF]5T NATIONALITIES & T5D5CIES BEG9 TO DESCRIBE ! SAME EV5T1 ! REPLIES !Y GIVE IMM$IATELY LOSE ALL MEAN+1 = ?IS =CE IS UND]/OOD BY !M ALL NOT ONLY DIFF]5TLY BUT (T5 9 QUITE CONTRADICTORY WAYS4 ,ONE HI/ORIAN SAYS ?AT AN EV5T WAS PRODUC$ BY ,NAPOLEON'S P[]1 ANO!R ?AT IT WAS PRODUC$ BY ,ALEX&]'S1 A ?IRD ?AT IT WAS DUE TO ! P[] ( SOME O!R P]SON4 ,BESIDES ?IS1 HI/ORIANS ( ?AT K9D CONTRADICT EA* O!R EV5 9 !IR /ATEM5T AS TO ! =CE ON :I* ! AU?ORITY ( SOME P>TICUL> P]SON WAS BAS$4 ,?I]S1 A ,BONAP>TI/1 SAYS ?AT ,NAPOLEON'S P[] WAS BAS$ ON HIS VIRTUE & G5IUS4 ,LANFREY1 A ,REPUBLICAN1 SAYS IT WAS BAS$ ON HIS TRICK]Y & DECEPTION ( ! PEOPLE4 ,SO ! HI/ORIANS ( ?IS CLASS1 BY MUTUALLY DE/ROY+ ONE ANO!R'S POSITIONS1 DE/ROY ! UND]/&+ ( ! =CE :I* PRODUCES EV5TS1 & FURNI% NO REPLY TO HI/ORY'S ESS5TIAL QUE/ION4 ,WRIT]S ( UNIV]SAL HI/ORY :O DEAL ) ALL ! NATIONS SEEM TO RECOGNIZE H[ ]RONE\S IS ! SPECIALI/ HI/ORIANS' VIEW ( ! =CE :I* PRODUCES EV5TS4 ,!Y DO NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A P[] 9H]5T 9 H]OES & RUL]S1 BUT AS ! RESULTANT ( A MULTIPLICITY ( V>I\SLY DIRECT$ =CES4 ,9 DESCRIB+ A W> OR ! SUBJUGATION ( A PEOPLE1 A G5]AL HI/ORIAN LOOKS = ! CAUSE ( ! EV5T NOT 9 ! P[] ( ONE MAN1 BUT 9 ! 9T]ACTION ( MANY P]SONS CONNECT$ ) ! EV5T4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS VIEW ! P[] ( HI/ORICAL P]SONAGES1 REPRES5T$ AS ! PRODUCT ( MANY =CES1 CAN NO LONG]1 IT W\LD SEEM1 BE REG>D$ AS A =CE ?AT ITSELF PRODUCES EV5TS4 ,YET 9 MO/ CASES UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS /ILL EMPLOY ! CONCEPTION ( P[] AS A =CE ?AT ITSELF PRODUCES EV5TS1 & TREAT IT AS !IR CAUSE4 ,9 !IR EXPOSITION1 AN HI/ORIC *>ACT] IS FIR/ ! PRODUCT ( HIS TIME1 & HIS P[] ONLY ! RESULTANT ( V>I\S =CES1 & !N HIS P[] IS ITSELF A =CE PRODUC+ EV5TS4 ,G]V9US1 ,S*LOSS]1 & O!RS1 = 9/ANCE1 AT ONE TIME PROVE ,NAPOLEON TO BE A PRODUCT ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 ( ! IDEAS ( #aRE/$ 9 !IR DEVELOPM5T BY ,NAPOLEON'S CAPRICE4 ,! IDEAS ( ! ,REVOLUTION & ! G5]AL TEMP] ( ! AGE PRODUC$ ,NAPOLEON'S P[]4 ,BUT ,NAPOLEON'S P[] SUPPRESS$ ! IDEAS ( ! ,REVOLUTION & ! G5]AL TEMP] ( ! AGE4 ,?IS CURI\S CONTRADICTION IS NOT ACCID5TAL4 ,NOT ONLY DOES IT OCCUR AT EV]Y /EP1 BUT ! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS' ACC\NTS >E ALL MADE UP ( A *A9 ( SU* CONTRADICTIONS4 ,?IS CONTRADICTION OCCURS BECAUSE AFT] 5T]+ ! FIELD ( ANALYSIS ! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS /OP HALFWAY4 ,TO F9D COMPON5T =CES EQUAL TO ! COMPOSITE OR RESULTANT =CE1 ! SUM ( ! COMPON5TS MU/ EQUAL ! RESULTANT4 ,?IS CONDITION IS NEV] OBS]V$ BY ! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS1 & SO TO EXPLA9 ! RESULTANT =CES !Y >E OBLIG$ TO ADMIT1 9 ADDITION TO ! 9SUFFICI5T COMPON5TS1 ANO!R UNEXPLA9$ =CE AFFECT+ ! RESULTANT ACTION4 ,SPECIALI/ HI/ORIANS DESCRIB+ ! CAMPAIGN ( #ahac OR ! RE/ORATION ( ! ,B\RBONS PLA9LY ASS]T ?AT !SE EV5TS W]E PRODUC$ BY ! WILL ( ,ALEX&]4 ,BUT ! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIAN ,G]V9US1 REFUT+ ?IS OP9ION ( ! SPECIALI/ HI/ORIAN1 TRIES TO PROVE ?AT ! CAMPAIGN ( #ahac & ! RE/ORATION ( ! ,B\RBONS W]E DUE TO O!R ?+S BESIDE ,ALEX&]'S WILL--SU* AS ! ACTIVITY ( ,/E91 ,METT]NI*1 ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 ,TALLEYR&1 ,FI*TE1 ,*ATEAUBRI&1 & O!RS4 ,! HI/ORIAN EVID5TLY DECOMPOSES ,ALEX&]'S P[] 9TO ! COMPON5TS3 ,TALLEYR&1 ,*ATEAUBRI&1 & ! RE/--BUT ! SUM ( ! COMPON5TS1 ?AT IS1 ! 9T]ACTIONS ( ,*ATEAUBRI&1 ,TALLEYR&1 ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 & ! O!RS1 EVID5TLY DOES NOT EQUAL ! RESULTANT1 NAMELY ! PH5OM5ON ( MILLIONS ( ,FR5*M5 SUBMITT+ TO ! ,B\RBONS4 ,?AT ,*ATEAUBRI&1 ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 & O!RS SPOKE C]TA9 WORDS TO ONE ANO!R ONLY AFFECT$ !IR MUTUAL RELATIONS BUT DOES NOT ACC\NT = ! SUBMISSION ( MILLIONS4 ,& !RE=E TO EXPLA9 H[ FROM !SE RELATIONS ( !IRS ! SUBMISSION ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE RESULT$--?AT IS1 H[ COMPON5T =CES EQUAL TO ONE ,A GAVE A RESULTANT EQUAL TO A ?\S& TIMES ,A--! HI/ORIAN IS AGA9 OBLIG$ TO FALL BACK ON P[]--! =CE HE HAD D5I$--& TO RECOGNIZE IT AS ! RESULTANT ( ! =CES1 ?AT IS1 HE HAS TO ADMIT AN UNEXPLA9$ =CE ACT+ ON ! RESULTANT4 ,& ?AT IS JU/ :AT ! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS DO1 & CONSEQU5TLY !Y NOT ONLY CONTRADICT ! SPECIALI/ HI/ORIANS BUT CONTRADICT !MSELVES4 ,PEASANTS HAV+ NO CLE> IDEA ( ! CAUSE ( RA91 SAY1 ACCORD+ TO :E!R !Y WANT RA9 OR F9E WEA!R3 0,! W9D HAS BL[N ! CL\DS AWAY10 OR1 0,! W9D HAS BR\E QUITE CONSI/5T 9 REG>D TO !IR PROG5ITORS1 ! WRIT]S ( UNIV]SAL HI/ORIES1 = IF HI/ORICAL EV5TS MAY BE EXPLA9$ BY ! FACT ?AT C]TA9 P]SONS TREAT$ ONE ANO!R 9 SU* & SU* WAYS1 :Y NOT EXPLA9 !M BY ! FACT ?AT SU* & SU* PEOPLE WROTE SU* & SU* BOOKS8 ,( ! IMM5SE NUMB] ( 9DICATIONS ACCOMPANY+ EV]Y VITAL PH5OM5ON1 !SE HI/ORIANS SELECT ! 9DICATION ( 9TELLECTUAL ACTIVITY & SAY ?AT ?IS 9DICATION IS ! CAUSE4 ,BUT DESPITE !IR 5DEAVORS TO PROVE ?AT ! CAUSE ( EV5TS LIES 9 9TELLECTUAL ACTIVITY1 ONLY BY A GREAT /RET* CAN ONE ADMIT ?AT !RE IS ANY CONNECTION BETWE5 9TELLECTUAL ACTIVITY & ! MOVEM5T ( PEOPLES1 & 9 NO CASE CAN ONE ADMIT ?AT 9TELLECTUAL ACTIVITY CONTROLS PEOPLE'S ACTIONS1 = ?AT VIEW IS NOT CONFIRM$ BY SU* FACTS AS ! V]Y CRUEL MURD]S ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION RESULT+ FROM ! DOCTR9E ( ! EQUALITY ( MAN1 OR ! V]Y CRUEL W>S & EXECUTIONS RESULT+ FROM ! PREA*+ ( LOVE4 ,BUT EV5 ADMITT+ AS CORRECT ALL ! CUNN+LY DEVIS$ >GUM5TS ) :I* !SE HI/ORIES >E FILL$--ADMITT+ ?AT NATIONS >E GOV]N$ BY SOME UNDEF9$ =CE CALL$ AN IDEA--HI/ORY'S ESS5TIAL QUE/ION /ILL REMA9S UNANSW]$1 & TO ! =M] P[] ( MON>*S & TO ! 9FLU5CE ( ADVIS]S & O!R PEOPLE 9TRODUC$ BY ! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS1 ANO!R1 NEW] =CE--! IDEA--IS ADD$1 ! CONNECTION ( :I* ) ! MASSES NE$S EXPLANATION4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE TO UND]/& ?AT ,NAPOLEON HAD P[] & SO EV5TS OCCURR$2 ) SOME EF=T ONE MAY EV5 CONCEIVE ?AT ,NAPOLEON TOGE!R ) O!R 9FLU5CES WAS ! CAUSE ( AN EV5T2 BUT H[ A BOOK1 ,LE ,CONTRAT ,SOCIAL1 HAD ! EFFECT ( MAK+ ,FR5*M5 BEG9 TO DR[N ONE ANO!R CANNOT BE UND]/OOD )\T AN EXPLANATION ( ! CAUSAL NEXUS ( ?IS NEW =CE ) ! EV5T4 ,UND\BT$LY SOME RELATION EXI/S BETWE5 ALL :O LIVE CONTEMPORANE\SLY1 & SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO F9D SOME CONNECTION BETWE5 ! 9TELLECTUAL ACTIVITY ( M5 & !IR HI/ORICAL MOVEM5TS1 JU/ AS SU* A CONNECTION MAY BE F\ND BETWE5 ! MOVEM5TS ( HUMANITY & COMM]CE1 H&ICRAFT1 G>D5+1 OR ANY?+ ELSE Y\ PLEASE4 ,BUT :Y 9TELLECTUAL ACTIVITY IS CONSID]$ BY ! HI/ORIANS ( CULTURE TO BE ! CAUSE OR EXPRESSION ( ! :OLE HI/ORICAL MOVEM5T IS H>D TO UND]/&4 ,ONLY ! FOLL[+ CONSID]ATIONS CAN HAVE L$ ! HI/ORIANS TO SU* A CONCLUSION3 7#a7 ?AT HI/ORY IS WRITT5 BY LE>N$ M51 & SO IT IS NATURAL & AGREEABLE = !M TO ?9K ?AT ! ACTIVITY ( !IR CLASS SUPPLIES ! BASIS ( ! MOVEM5T ( ALL HUMANITY1 JU/ AS A SIMIL> BELIEF IS NATURAL & AGREEABLE TO TRAD]S1 AGRICULTURI/S1 & SOLDI]S 7IF !Y DO NOT EXPRESS IT1 ?AT IS M]ELY BECAUSE TRAD]S & SOLDI]S DO NOT WRITE HI/ORY71 & 7#b7 ?AT SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY1 5LIE ALL 9DI/9CT1 9DEF9ITE CONCEPTIONS UND] :OSE BANN] IT IS V]Y EASY TO USE WORDS HAV+ A /ILL LESS DEF9ITE MEAN+1 & :I* CAN !RE=E BE READILY 9TRODUC$ 9TO ANY !ORY4 ,BUT NOT TO SPEAK ( ! 9TR9SIC QUALITY ( HI/ORIES ( ?IS K9D 7:I* MAY POSSIBLY EV5 BE ( USE TO SOMEONE = SOME?+7 ! HI/ORIES ( CULTURE1 TO :I* ALL G5]AL HI/ORIES T5D MORE & MORE TO APPROXIMATE1 >E SIGNIFICANT FROM ! FACT ?AT AFT] S]I\SLY & M9UTELY EXAM9+ V>I\S RELIGI\S1 PHILOSOPHIC1 & POLITICAL DOCTR9ES AS CAUSES ( EV5TS1 AS SOON AS !Y HAVE TO DESCRIBE AN ACTUAL HI/ORIC EV5T SU* AS ! CAMPAIGN ( #ahab = 9/ANCE1 !Y 9VOLUNT>ILY DESCRIBE IT AS RESULT+ FROM AN EX]CISE ( P[]--& SAY PLA9LY ?AT ?AT WAS ! RESULT ( ,NAPOLEON'S WILL4 ,SPEAK+ SO1 ! HI/ORIANS ( CULTURE 9VOLUNT>ILY CONTRADICT !MSELVES1 & %[ ?AT ! 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