,EPILOGUE #b1 ,*APT] #d #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,HAV+ AB&ON$ ! CONCEPTION ( ! ANCI5TS AS TO ! DIV9E SUBJECTION ( ! WILL ( A NATION TO SOME *OS5 MAN & ! SUBJECTION ( ?AT MAN'S WILL TO ! ,DEITY1 HI/ORY CANNOT )\T CONTRADICTIONS TAKE A S+LE /EP TILL IT HAS *OS5 ONE ( TWO ?+S3 EI!R A RETURN TO ! =M] BELIEF 9 ! DIRECT 9T]V5TION ( ! ,DEITY 9 HUMAN AFFAIRS OR A DEF9ITE EXPLANATION ( ! MEAN+ ( ! =CE PRODUC+ HI/ORICAL EV5TS & T]M$ 0P[]40 ,A RETURN TO ! FIR/ IS IMPOSSIBLE1 ! BELIEF HAS BE5 DE/ROY$2 & SO IT IS ESS5TIAL TO EXPLA9 :AT IS MEANT BY P[]4 ,NAPOLEON ORD]$ AN >MY TO BE RAIS$ & GO TO W>4 ,WE >E SO ACCU/OM$ TO ?AT IDEA & HAVE BECOME SO US$ TO IT ?AT ! QUE/ION3 :Y DID SIX HUNDR$ ?\S& M5 GO TO FIE H]OES1 ?AT IS1 M5 GIFT$ ) A SPECIAL /R5G? ( S\L & M9D CALL$ G5IUS4 ,?IS P[] CANNOT BE BAS$ ON ! PR$OM9ANCE ( MORAL /R5G?1 =1 NOT TO M5TION H]OES SU* AS ,NAPOLEON AB\T :OSE MORAL QUALITIES OP9IONS DIFF] WIDELY1 HI/ORY %[S US ?AT NEI!R A ,L\IS ,X,I NOR A ,METT]NI*1 :O RUL$ OV] MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 HAD ANY P>TICUL> MORAL QUALITIES1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y W]E G5]ALLY MORALLY WEAK] ?AN ANY ( ! MILLIONS !Y RUL$ OV]4 ,IF ! S\RCE ( P[] LIES NEI!R 9 ! PHYSICAL NOR 9 ! MORAL QUALITIES ( HIM :O POSSESSES IT1 IT MU/ EVID5TLY BE LOOK$ = ELSE:]E--9 ! RELATION TO ! PEOPLE ( ! MAN :O WIELDS ! P[]4 ,& ?AT IS H[ P[] IS UND]/OOD BY ! SCI5CE ( JURISPRUD5CE1 ?AT EX*ANGE BANK ( HI/ORY :I* (F]S TO EX*ANGE HI/ORY'S UND]/&+ ( P[] = TRUE GOLD4 ,P[] IS ! COLLECTIVE WILL ( ! PEOPLE TRANSF]R$1 BY EXPRESS$ OR TACIT CONS5T1 TO !IR *OS5 RUL]S4 ,9 ! DOMA9 ( JURISPRUD5CE1 :I* CONSI/S ( DISCUSSIONS ( H[ A /ATE & P[] MIRANG$ W]E IT POSSIBLE = ALL ?AT TO BE >RANG$1 IT IS ALL V]Y CLE>2 BUT :5 APPLI$ TO HI/ORY ?AT DEF9ITION ( P[] NE$S EXPLANATION4 ,! SCI5CE ( JURISPRUD5CE REG>DS ! /ATE & P[] AS ! ANCI5TS REG>D$ FIRE--NAMELY1 AS SOME?+ EXI/+ ABSOLUTELY4 ,BUT = HI/ORY1 ! /ATE & P[] >E M]ELY PH5OM5A1 JU/ AS = MOD]N PHYSICS FIRE IS NOT AN ELEM5T BUT A PH5OM5ON4 ,FROM ?IS FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! VIEW HELD BY HI/ORY & ?AT HELD BY JURISPRUD5CE1 IT FOLL[S ?AT JURISPRUD5CE CAN TELL M9UTELY H[ 9 ITS OP9ION P[] %\LD BE CON/ITUT$ & :AT P[]--EXI/+ IMMUTABLY \TSIDE TIME--IS1 BUT TO HI/ORY'S QUE/IONS AB\T ! MEAN+ ( ! MUTATIONS ( P[] 9 TIME IT CAN ANSW] NO?+4 ,IF P[] BE ! COLLECTIVE WILL ( ! PEOPLE TRANSF]R$ TO !IR RUL]1 WAS ,PUGA*EV A REPRES5TATIVE ( ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE8 ,IF NOT1 !N :Y WAS ,NAPOLEON ,I8 ,:Y WAS ,NAPOLEON ,I,I,I A CRIM9AL :5 HE WAS TAK5 PRISON] AT ,B\LOGNE1 & :Y1 LAT] ON1 W]E ?OSE CRIM9ALS :OM HE >RE/$8 ,DO PALACE REVOLUTIONS--9 :I* SOMETIMES ONLY TWO OR ?REE PEOPLE TAKE P>T--TRANSF] ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE TO A NEW RUL]8 ,9 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS1 IS ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE ALSO TRANSF]R$ TO !IR CONQU]OR8 ,WAS ! WILL ( ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ! ,RH9E TRANSF]R$ TO ,NAPOLEON 9 #a#h#f8 ,WAS ! WILL ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE TRANSF]R$ TO ,NAPOLEON 9 #a#h#i1 :5 \R >MY 9 ALLIANCE ) ! ,FR5* W5T TO FIE POSSIBLE3 ,EI!R TO ASSUME 7#a7 ?AT ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS ALWAYS UNCONDITIONALLY TRANSF]R$ TO ! RUL] OR RUL]S !Y HAVE *OS51 & ?AT !RE=E EV]Y EM]G5CE ( A NEW P[]1 EV]Y /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! P[] ONCE APPO9T$1 %\LD BE ABSOLUTELY REG>D$ AS AN 9FR+EM5T ( ! REAL P[]2 OR 7#b7 ?AT ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS TRANSF]R$ TO ! RUL]S CONDITIONALLY1 UND] DEF9ITE & KN[N CONDITIONS1 & TO %[ ?AT ALL LIMITATIONS1 CONFLICTS1 & EV5 DE/RUCTIONS ( P[] RESULT FROM A NONOBS]VANCE BY ! RUL]S ( ! CONDITIONS UND] :I* !IR P[] WAS 5TRU/$ TO !M2 OR 7#c7 ?AT ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS DELEGAT$ TO ! RUL]S CONDITIONALLY1 BUT ?AT ! CONDITIONS >E UNKN[N & 9DEF9ITE1 & ?AT ! APPE>ANCE ( SEV]AL AU?ORITIES1 !IR /RUGGLES & !IR FALLS1 RESULT SOLELY FROM ! GREAT] OR LESS] FULFILLM5T BY ! RUL]S ( !SE UNKN[N CONDITIONS ON :I* ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS TRANSF]R$ FROM SOME PEOPLE TO O!RS4 ,& !SE >E ! ?REE WAYS 9 :I* ! HI/ORIANS DO EXPLA9 ! RELATION ( ! PEOPLE TO !IR RUL]S4 ,SOME HI/ORIANS--?OSE BIOGRAPHICAL & SPECIALI/ HI/ORIANS ALREADY REF]R$ TO--9 !IR SIMPLICITY FAIL+ TO UND]/& ! QUE/ION ( ! MEAN+ ( P[]1 SEEM TO CONSID] ?AT ! COLLECTIVE WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS UNCONDITIONALLY TRANSF]R$ TO HI/ORICAL P]SONS1 & !RE=E :5 DESCRIB+ SOME S+LE /ATE !Y ASSUME ?AT P>TICUL> P[] TO BE ! ONE ABSOLUTE & REAL P[]1 & ?AT ANY O!R =CE OPPOS+ ?IS IS NOT A P[] BUT A VIOLATION ( P[]--M]E VIOL5CE4 ,!IR !ORY1 SUITABLE = PRIMITIVE & PEACEFUL P]IODS ( HI/ORY1 HAS ! 9CONV5I5CE--9 APPLICATION TO COMPLEX & /ORMY P]IODS 9 ! LIFE ( NATIONS DUR+ :I* V>I\S P[]S >ISE SIMULTANE\SLY & /RUGGLE ) ONE ANO!R--?AT A ,LEGITIMI/ HI/ORIAN WILL PROVE ?AT ! ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 ! ,DIRECTORY1 & ,BONAP>TE W]E M]E 9FR+]S ( ! TRUE P[]1 :ILE A ,REPUBLICAN & A ,BONAP>TI/ WILL PROVE3 ! ONE ?AT ! ,CONV5TION & ! O!R ?AT ! ,EMPIRE WAS ! REAL P[]1 & ?AT ALL ! O!RS W]E VIOLATIONS ( P[]4 ,EVID5TLY ! EXPLANATIONS FURNI%$ BY !SE HI/ORIANS BE+ MUTUALLY CONTRADICTORY CAN ONLY SATISFY Y\NG *ILDR54 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! FALSITY ( ?IS VIEW ( HI/ORY1 ANO!R SET ( HI/ORIANS SAY ?AT P[] RE/S ON A CONDITIONAL DELEGATION ( ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE TO !IR RUL]S1 & ?AT HI/ORICAL LEAD]S HAVE P[] ONLY CONDITIONALLY ON C>RY+ \T ! PROGRAM ?AT ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE HAS BY TACIT AGREEM5T PRESCRIB$ TO !M4 ,BUT :AT ?IS PROGRAM CONSI/S 9 !SE HI/ORIANS DO NOT SAY1 OR IF !Y DO !Y CONT9UALLY CONTRADICT ONE ANO!R4 ,EA* HI/ORIAN1 ACCORD+ TO HIS VIEW ( :AT CON/ITUTES A NATION'S PROGRESS1 LOOKS = !SE CONDITIONS 9 ! GREATNESS1 WEAL?1 FRE$OM1 OR 5LILES ,I >E EXECUT$ BY !IR PEOPLE8 ,TO ?IS QUE/ION HI/ORIANS REPLY ?AT ,L\IS ,X,I,V'S ACTIVITY1 CONTR>Y TO ! PROGRAM1 REACT$ ON ,L\IS ,X,V,I4 ,BUT :Y DID IT NOT REACT ON ,L\IS ,X,I,V OR ON ,L\IS ,X,V--:Y %\LD IT REACT JU/ ON ,L\IS ,X,V,I8 ,& :AT IS ! TIME LIMIT = SU* REACTIONS8 ,TO !SE QUE/IONS !RE >E & CAN BE NO ANSW]S4 ,EQUALLY LITTLE DOES ?IS VIEW EXPLA9 :Y = SEV]AL C5TURIES ! COLLECTIVE WILL IS NOT )DRAWN FROM C]TA9 RUL]S & !IR HEIRS1 & !N SUDD5LY DUR+ A P]IOD ( FIFTY YE>S IS TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,CONV5TION1 TO ! ,DIRECTORY1 TO ,NAPOLEON1 TO ,ALEX&]1 TO ,L\IS ,X,V,I,I,I1 TO ,NAPOLEON AGA91 TO ,*>LES ,X1 TO ,L\IS ,PHILIPPE1 TO A ,REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T1 & TO ,NAPOLEON ,I,I,I4 ,:5 EXPLA9+ !SE RAPID TRANSF]S ( ! PEOPLE'S WILL FROM ONE 9DIVIDUAL TO ANO!R1 ESPECIALLY 9 VIEW ( 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS1 CONQUE/S1 & ALLIANCES1 ! HI/ORIANS >E OBLIG$ TO ADMIT ?AT SOME ( !SE TRANSF]S >E NOT NORMAL DELEGATIONS ( ! PEOPLE'S WILL BUT >E ACCID5TS DEP5D5T ON CUNN+1 ON MI/AKES1 ON CRAFT1 OR ON ! WEAKNESS ( A DIPLOMATI/1 A RUL]1 OR A P>TY LEAD]4 ,SO ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( ! EV5TS ( HI/ORY--CIVIL W>S1 REVOLUTIONS1 & CONQUE/S-->E PRES5T$ BY !SE HI/ORIANS NOT AS ! RESULTS ( FREE TRANSF]5CES ( ! PEOPLE'S WILL1 BUT AS RESULTS ( ! ILL-DIRECT$ WILL ( ONE OR MORE 9DIVIDUALS1 ?AT IS1 ONCE AGA91 AS USURPATIONS ( P[]4 ,& SO !SE HI/ORIANS ALSO SEE & ADMIT HI/ORICAL EV5TS :I* >E EXCEPTIONS TO ! !ORY4 ,!SE HI/ORIANS RESEMBLE A BOTANI/ :O1 HAV+ NOTIC$ ?AT SOME PLANTS GR[ FROM SE$S PRODUC+ TWO COTYL$ONS1 %\LD 9SI/ ?AT ALL ?AT GR[S DOES SO BY SPR\T+ 9TO TWO LEAVES1 & ?AT ! PALM1 ! MU%ROOM1 & EV5 ! OAK1 :I* BLOSSOM 9TO FULL GR[? & NO LONG] RESEMBLE TWO LEAVES1 >E DEVIATIONS FROM ! !ORY4 ,HI/ORIANS ( ! ?IRD CLASS ASSUME ?AT ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS TRANSF]R$ TO HI/ORIC P]SONAGES CONDITIONALLY1 BUT ?AT ! CONDITIONS >E UNKN[N TO US4 ,!Y SAY ?AT HI/ORICAL P]SONAGES HAVE P[] ONLY BECAUSE !Y FULFILL ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE :I* HAS BE5 DELEGAT$ TO !M4 ,BUT 9 ?AT CASE1 IF ! =CE ?AT MOVES NATIONS LIES NOT 9 ! HI/ORIC LEAD]S BUT 9 ! NATIONS !MSELVES1 :AT SIGNIFICANCE HAVE ?OSE LEAD]S8 ,! LEAD]S1 !SE HI/ORIANS TELL US1 EXPRESS ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE3 ! ACTIVITY ( ! LEAD]S REPRES5TS ! ACTIVITY ( ! PEOPLE4 ,BUT 9 ?AT CASE ! QUE/ION >ISES :E!R ALL ! ACTIVITY ( ! LEAD]S S]VES AS AN EXPRESSION ( ! PEOPLE'S WILL OR ONLY SOME P>T ( IT4 ,IF ! :OLE ACTIVITY ( ! LEAD]S S]VES AS ! EXPRESSION ( ! PEOPLE'S WILL1 AS SOME HI/ORIANS SUPPOSE1 !N ALL ! DETAILS ( ! C\RT SC&ALS CONTA9$ 9 ! BIOGRAPHIES ( A ,NAPOLEON OR A ,CA!R9E S]VE TO EXPRESS ! LIFE ( ! NATION1 :I* IS EVID5T NONS5SE2 BUT IF IT IS ONLY SOME P>TICUL> SIDE ( ! ACTIVITY ( AN HI/ORICAL LEAD] :I* S]VES TO EXPRESS ! PEOPLE'S LIFE1 AS O!R SO-CALL$ 0PHILOSOPHICAL0 HI/ORIANS BELIEVE1 !N TO DET]M9E :I* SIDE ( ! ACTIVITY ( A LEAD] EXPRESSES ! NATION'S LIFE1 WE HAVE FIR/ ( ALL TO KN[ 9 :AT ! NATION'S LIFE CONSI/S4 ,MET BY ?IS DIFFICULTY HI/ORIANS ( ?AT CLASS DEVISE SOME MO/ OBSCURE1 IMPALPABLE1 & G5]AL AB/RACTION :I* CAN COV] ALL CONCEIVABLE OCCURR5CES1 & DECL>E ?IS AB/RACTION TO BE ! AIM ( HUMANITY'S MOVEM5T4 ,! MO/ USUAL G5]ALIZATIONS ADOPT$ BY ALMO/ ALL ! HI/ORIANS >E3 FRE$OM1 EQUALITY1 5LIBITR>Y ASSUMPTION ?AT ! COLLECTIVE WILL ( ! PEOPLE IS ALWAYS TRANSF]R$ TO ! M5 :OM WE HAVE NOTIC$1 IT HAPP5S ?AT ! ACTIVITY ( ! MILLIONS :O MIGRATE1 BURN H\SES1 AB&ON AGRICULTURE1 & DE/ROY ONE ANO!R NEV] IS EXPRESS$ 9 ! ACC\NT ( ! ACTIVITY ( SOME DOZ5 PEOPLE :O DID NOT BURN H\SES1 PRACTICE AGRICULTURE1 OR SLAY !IR FELL[ CREATURES4 ,HI/ORY PROVES ?IS AT EV]Y TURN4 ,IS ! F]M5T ( ! PEOPLES ( ! WE/ AT ! 5D ( ! EID EXPLA9$ BY ! ACTIVITY ( ,L\IS ,X,I,V1 ,X,V1 & ,X,V,I1 !IR MI/RESSES & M9I/]S1 & BY ! LIVES ( ,NAPOLEON1 ,R\SSEAU1 ,DID]OT1 ,BEAUM>*AIS1 & O!RS8 ,IS ! MOVEM5T ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE EA/W>D TO ,KAZAN & ,SIB]IA EXPRESS$ BY DETAILS ( ! MORBID *>ACT] ( ,IVAN ! ,T]RIBLE & BY HIS CORRESPOND5CE ) ,KURBSKI8 ,IS ! MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES AT ! TIME ( ! ,CRUSADES EXPLA9$ BY ! LIFE & ACTIVITY ( ! ,GODFREYS & ! ,L\IS-ES & !IR LADIES8 ,= US ?AT MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES FROM WE/ TO EA/1 )\T LEAD]S1 ) A CR[D ( VAGRANTS1 & ) ,PET] ! ,H]MIT1 REMA9S 9COMPREH5SIBLE4 ,& YET MORE 9COMPREH5SIBLE IS ! CESSATION ( ?AT MOVEM5T :5 A RATIONAL & SACR$ AIM = ! ,CRUSADE--! DELIV]ANCE ( ,J]USALEM--HAD BE5 CLE>LY DEF9$ BY HI/ORIC LEAD]S4 ,POPES1 K+S1 & KNIN ?AT ,LU!R HAD A HOT TEMP] & SAID SU* & SU* ?+S2 WE LE>N ?AT ,R\SSEAU WAS SUSPICI\S & WROTE SU* & SU* BOOKS2 BUT WE DO NOT LE>N :Y AFT] ! ,RE=MATION ! PEOPLES MASSACR$ ONE ANO!R1 NOR :Y DUR+ ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION !Y GUILLOT9$ ONE ANO!R4 ,IF WE UNITE BO? !SE K9DS ( HI/ORY1 AS IS DONE BY ! NEWE/ HI/ORIANS1 WE %ALL HAVE ! HI/ORY ( MON>*S & WRIT]S1 BUT NOT ! HI/ORY ( ! LIFE ( ! PEOPLES4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,EPILOGUE #b1 ,*APT] #d -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,EPILOGUE #b1 ,*APT] #d -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/