Анна Каренина

Chapter 3

           

           ButKonstantinLevinwantedtojustifyhimselfforthefailing,ofwhichhewasconscious,oflackofzealforthepublicwelfare,andhewenton.

           “Iimagine,”hesaid,“thatnosortofactivityislikelytobelastingifitisnotfoundedonself-interest,that’sauniversalprinciple,aphilosophicalprinciple,”hesaid,repeatingtheword“philosophical”withdetermination,asthoughwishingtoshowthathehadasmuchrightasanyoneelsetotalkofphilosophy.

           SergeyIvanovitchsmiled.“Hetoohasaphilosophyofhisownattheserviceofhisnaturaltendencies,”hethought.

           “Come,you’dbetterletphilosophyalone,”hesaid.“Thechiefproblemofthephilosophyofallagesconsistsjustinfindingtheindispensableconnectionwhichexistsbetweenindividualandsocialinterests.Butthat’snottothepoint;whatistothepointisacorrectionImustmakeinyourcomparison.Thebirchesarenotsimplystuckin,butsomearesownandsomeareplanted,andonemustdealcarefullywiththem.It’sonlythosepeoplesthathaveanintuitivesenseofwhat’sofimportanceandsignificanceintheirinstitutions,andknowhowtovaluethem,thathaveafuturebeforethemit’sonlythosepeoplesthatonecantrulycallhistorical.”

           AndSergeyIvanovitchcarriedthesubjectintotheregionsofphilosophicalhistorywhereKonstantinLevincouldnotfollowhim,andshowedhimalltheincorrectnessofhisview.

           “Asforyourdislikeofit,excusemysayingso,that’ssimplyourRussianslothandoldserf-owner’sways,andI’mconvincedthatinyouit’satemporaryerrorandwillpass

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