Война и мир

Chapter 7

           

           (2)Themovementofnationsiscausednotbypower,norbyintellectualactivity,norevenbyacombinationofthetwoashistorianshavesupposed,butbytheactivityofallthepeoplewhoparticipateintheevents,andwhoalwayscombineinsuchawaythatthosetakingthelargestdirectshareintheeventtakeonthemselvestheleastresponsibilityandviceversa.

           Morallythewielderofpowerappearstocausetheevent;physicallyitisthosewhosubmittothepower.Butasthemoralactivityisinconceivablewithoutthephysical,thecauseoftheeventisneitherintheonenorintheotherbutintheunionofthetwo.

           Orinotherwords,theconceptionofacauseisinapplicabletothephenomenaweareexamining.

           Inthelastanalysiswereachthecircleofinfinity—thatfinallimittowhichineverydomainofthoughtman’sreasonarrivesifitisnotplayingwiththesubject.Electricityproducesheat,heatproduceselectricity.Atomsattracteachotherandatomsrepeloneanother.

           Speakingoftheinteractionofheatandelectricityandofatoms,wecannotsaywhythisoccurs,andwesaythatitissobecauseitisinconceivableotherwise,becauseitmustbesoandthatitisalaw.Thesameappliestohistoricalevents.Whywarandrevolutionoccurwedonotknow.Weonlyknowthattoproducetheoneortheotheraction,peoplecombineinacertainformationinwhichtheyalltakepart,andwesaythatthisissobecauseitisunthinkableotherwise,orinotherwordsthatitisalaw.

           

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