Война и мир

Chapter 38

           

           Europewouldinthiswaysoonhavebeen,infact,butonepeople,andanyonewhotraveledanywherewouldhavefoundhimselfalwaysinthecommonfatherland.Ishouldhavedemandedthefreedomofallnavigableriversforeverybody,thattheseasshouldbecommontoall,andthatthegreatstandingarmiesshouldbereducedhenceforthtomereguardsforthesovereigns.

           OnreturningtoFrance,tothebosomofthegreat,strong,magnificent,peaceful,andgloriousfatherland,Ishouldhaveproclaimedherfrontiersimmutable;allfuturewarspurelydefensive,allaggrandizementantinational.IshouldhaveassociatedmysonintheEmpire;mydictatorshipwouldhavebeenfinished,andhisconstitutionalreignwouldhavebegun.

           Pariswouldhavebeenthecapitaloftheworld,andtheFrenchtheenvyofthenations!

           Myleisurethen,andmyoldage,wouldhavebeendevoted,incompanywiththeEmpressandduringtheroyalapprenticeshipofmyson,toleisurelyvisiting,withourownhorsesandlikeatruecountrycouple,everycorneroftheEmpire,receivingcomplaints,redressingwrongs,andscatteringpublicbuildingsandbenefactionsonallsidesandeverywhere.

           Napoleon,predestinedbyProvidenceforthegloomyroleofexecutionerofthepeoples,assuredhimselfthattheaimofhisactionshadbeenthepeoples’welfareandthathecouldcontrolthefateofmillionsandbytheemploymentofpowerconferbenefactions

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