Война и мир

Chapter 2

           

           Butnottospeakoftheintrinsicqualityofhistoriesofthiskind(whichmaypossiblyevenbeofusetosomeoneforsomething)thehistoriesofculture,towhichallgeneralhistoriestendmoreandmoretoapproximate,aresignificantfromthefactthatafterseriouslyandminutelyexaminingvariousreligious,philosophic,andpoliticaldoctrinesascausesofevents,assoonastheyhavetodescribeanactualhistoriceventsuchasthecampaignof1812forinstance,theyinvoluntarilydescribeitasresultingfromanexerciseofpower—andsayplainlythatthatwastheresultofNapoleon’swill.Speakingso,thehistoriansofcultureinvoluntarilycontradictthemselves,andshowthatthenewforcetheyhavedeviseddoesnotaccountforwhathappensinhistory,andthathistorycanonlybeexplainedbyintroducingapowerwhichtheyapparentlydonotrecognize.

           

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