Война и мир

Chapter 3

           Youneedonlyforgettoaskhowthewillofheroesproducesevents,andsuchhistoriesasThiers’willbeinterestingandinstructiveandmayperhapsevenpossessatingeofpoetry.Butjustasdoubtsoftherealvalueofpapermoneyariseeitherbecause,beingeasytomake,toomuchofitgetsmadeorbecausepeopletrytoexchangeitforgold,soalsodoubtsconcerningtherealvalueofsuchhistoriesariseeitherbecausetoomanyofthemarewrittenorbecauseinhissimplicityofheartsomeoneinquires:bywhatforcedidNapoleondothis?—thatis,wantstoexchangethecurrentpapermoneyfortherealgoldofactualcomprehension.

           Thewritersofuniversalhistoriesandofthehistoryofculturearelikepeoplewho,recognizingthedefectsofpapermoney,decidetosubstituteforitmoneymadeofmetalthathasnotthespecificgravityofgold.Itmayindeedmakejinglingcoin,butwilldonomorethanthat.Papermoneymaydeceivetheignorant,butnobodyisdeceivedbytokensofbasemetalthathavenovaluebutmerelyjingle.Asgoldisgoldonlyifitisserviceablenotmerelyforexchangebutalsoforuse,souniversalhistorianswillbevaluableonlywhentheycanreplytohistory’sessentialquestion:whatispower?Theuniversalhistoriansgivecontradictoryrepliestothatquestion,whilethehistoriansofcultureevadeitandanswersomethingquitedifferent

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