Анна Каренина

Chapter 15

           Theprincesaysthatprivatepersonscannottakepartinwarwithoutthepermissionofthegovernment.”

           “Kostya,mind,that’sabee!Really,they’llstingus!”saidDolly,wavingawayawasp.

           “Butthat’snotabee,it’sawasp,”saidLevin.

           “Wellnow,well,what’syourowntheory?”KatavasovsaidtoLevinwithasmile,distinctlychallenginghimtoadiscussion.“Whyhavenotprivatepersonstherighttodoso?”

           “Oh,mytheory’sthis:warisononesidesuchabeastly,cruel,andawfulthing,thatnooneman,nottospeakofaChristian,canindividuallytakeuponhimselftheresponsibilityofbeginningwars;thatcanonlybedonebyagovernment,whichiscalledupontodothis,andisdriveninevitablyintowar.Ontheotherhand,bothpoliticalscienceandcommonsenseteachusthatinmattersofstate,andespeciallyinthematterofwar,privatecitizensmustforegotheirpersonalindividualwill.”

           SergeyIvanovitchandKatavasovhadtheirrepliesready,andbothbeganspeakingatthesametime.

           “Butthepointis,mydearfellow,thattheremaybecaseswhenthegovernmentdoesnotcarryoutthewillofthecitizensandthenthepublicassertsitswill,”saidKatavasov.

           ButevidentlySergeyIvanovitchdidnotapproveofthisanswer.HisbrowscontractedatKatavasov’swordsandhesaidsomethingelse.

           “Youdon’tputthematterinitstruelight.Thereisnoquestionhereofadeclarationofwar,butsimplytheexpressionofahumanChristianfeeling.Ourbrothers,onewithusinreligionandinrace,arebeingmassacred.

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