,,! ,,appetite ,,( ,,tyranny ,includ+ ,lett]s to an ,old ,g>ibaldian ,by ,g4,k4 ,,*e/]ton ,,cont5ts ,,*apt] ,,! ,,facts ,,( ,,! ,,case ,i ,,! ,,w> ,,on ,,! ,,^w ,,ii ,,! ,,refusal ,,( ,,reciprocity ,,iii ,,! ,,appetite ,,( ,,tyranny ,,iv ,,! ,,escape ,,( ,,folly ,,lett]s ,,to ,,an ,,old ,,g>ibaldian ,,! ,,facts ,,( ,,! ,,case ,unless we are all mad1 !re is at ! back ( ! mo/ bewild]+ bus9ess a /ory3 & if we are all mad1 !re is no su* ?+ z madness4 ,if ,i set a h\se on fire1 x is q true t ,i may illum9ate _m o!r p's weaknesses z well z my own4 ,x may be t ! ma/] ( ! h\se 0 burn$ because he 0 drunk2 x may be t ! mi/ress ( ! h\se 0 burn$ because %e 0 /+y1 & p]i%$ argu+ ab\t ! exp5se ( ! fire-escape4 ,x is1 nev]!less1 broadly true t !y bo? 7 burn$ because ,i set fire to _! h\se4 ,t is ! /ory ( ! ?+4 ,! m]e facts ( ! /ory ab\t ! pres5t ,european conflagration are q z easy to tell4 ,be=e we g on to ! deep] ?+s :i* make ?is w> ! mo/ s9c]e w> ( human hi/ory1 x is easy to answ] ! "q ( :y ,engl& came to be 9 x at all1 z "o asks h[ a man fell d[n a coal-hole1 or fail$ to keep an appo9tm5t4 ,facts are n ! :ole tru?4 ,b facts are facts1 & 9 ?is case ! facts are few & simple4 ,prussia1 ,france1 & ,engl& _h all promis$ n to invade ,belgium4 ,prussia propos$ to invade ,belgium1 because x 0 ! safe/ way ( invad+ ,france4 ,b ,prussia promis$ t if %e might break 91 ?r\gh h] own brok5 promise & ours1 %e w\ld break 9 & n /eal4 ,9 o!r words1 we 7 (f]$ at ! same in/ant a promise ( fai? 9 ! future & a proposal ( p]jury 9 ! pres5t4 ,^? int]e/$ 9 human orig9 may ref] to an old ,victorian writ] ( ,engli%1 :o1 9 ! la/ & mo/ re/ra9$ ( 8 hi/orical essays1 wrote ( ,fr$]ick ! ,great1 ! f\nd] ( ?is un*ang+ ,prussian policy4 ,aft] describ+ h[ ,fr$]ick broke ! gu>antee he _h sign$ on behalf ( ,m>ia ,!resa1 he !n describes h[ ,fr$]ick s\ght to put ?+s /raight by a promise t 0 an insult4 ,if %e w\ld b let him h ,silesia1 he w\ld1 he said1 /& by h] aga9/ any p[] :i* %\ld try to deprive h] ( h] o!r dom9ions1 z if he 0 n already b\nd to /& by h]1 or z if 8 new promise c\ld be ( m value ?an ! old "o4 ,t passage 0 writt5 by ,macaulay1 b s f> z ! m]e contempor>y facts are conc]n$1 x might h be5 writt5 by me4 ,^u ! imm$iate logical & legal orig9 ( ! ,engli% int]e/ !re c be no rational debate4 ,!re are "s ?+s s simple t "o c almo/ prove !m ) plans & diagrams1 z 9 ,euclid4 ,"o c\ld make a k9d ( comic cal5d> ( :at w\ld h happ5$ to ! ,engli% diplomati/ if he _h be5 sil5c$ e "t by ,prussian diplomacy4 ,suppose we arrange x 9 ! =m ( a k9d ( di>y4 ,july #bd4 ,g]many invades ,belgium4 ,july #be4 ,engl& decl>es w>4 ,july #bf4 ,g]many promises n to annex ,belgium4 ,july #bg4 ,engl& )draws f ! w>4 ,july #bh4 ,g]many annexes ,belgium4 ,engl& decl>es w>4 ,july #bi4 ,g]many promises n to annex ,france4 ,engl& )draws f ! w>4 ,july #cj4 ,g]many annexes ,france4 ,engl& decl>es w>4 ,july #ca4 ,g]many promises n to annex ,engl&4 ,aug4 #a4 ,engl& )draws f ! w>4 ,g]many invades ,engl&444 ,h[ long is anybody expect$ to g ) t sort ( game1 or keep peace at t illimitable price8 ,h[ long mu/ we pursue a road 9 :i* promises are all feti%es 9 front ( u & all fragm5ts beh9d u8 ,no3 ^u ! cold facts ( ! f9al negotiations1 z told by any ( ! diplomati/s 9 any ( ! docum5ts1 !re is no d\bt ab\t ! /ory4 ,& no d\bt ab\t ! villa9 ( ! /ory4 ,^! are ! la/ facts--! facts :i* involv$ ,engl&4 ,x is equally easy to /ate ! fir/ facts--! facts :i* involv$ ,europe4 ,! ,pr9ce :o practically rul$ ,au/ria 0 %ot by c]ta9 p]sons :om ! ,au/rian ,gov]nm5t believ$ to be conspirators f ,s]via4 ,! ,au/rian ,gov]nm5t pil$ up arms & armies1 b said n a ^w ei!r to ,s]via _! suspect or ,italy _! ally4 ,f ! docum5ts x w\ld seem t ,au/ria kept ev]ybody 9 ! d>k1 except ,prussia4 ,x is probably ne>] ! tru? to say t ,prussia kept ev]ybody 9 ! d>k1 includ+ ,au/ria4 ,b all t is :at is call$ op9ion1 belief1 conviction or common-s5se1 & we are n deal+ ) x "h4 ,! objective fact is t ,au/ria told ,s]via to p]mit ,s]vian (fic]s to be susp5d$ by ! au?ority ( ,au/rian (fic]s1 & told ,s]via to submit to ?is )9 =ty-eight h\rs4 ,9 o!r words1 ! sov]eign ( ,s]via 0 practically told to take (f n only ! laurels ( two great campaigns b 8 own lawful & national cr[n1 & to d x 9 a "t 9 :i* no respectable citiz5 is expect$ to dis*>ge an hotel bill4 ,s]via ask$ = "t1 = arbitration--9 %ort1 = peace4 ,b ,prussia _h already begun to mobilise2 & ,prussia1 presum+ t ,s]via might ?us be rescu$1 decl>$ w>4 ,betwe5 ^! two ends ( fact1 ! ultimatum to ,s]via1 ! ultimatum to ,belgium1 any "o s incl9$ c ( c\rse talk z if ev]y?+ 7 relative4 ,if any "o ask :y ! ,cz> %\ld ru% to ! support ( ,s]via1 x is z easy to ask :y ! ,kais] %\ld ru% to ! support ( ,au/ria4 ,if any "o say t ! ,fr5* w\ld attack ! ,g]mans1 x is suffici5t to answ] t ! ,g]mans did attack ! ,fr5*4 ,!re rema91 h[ev]1 two attitudes to consid]1 ev5 p]haps two argum5ts to c\nt]1 :i* c be/ be consid]$ & c\nt]$ "u ?is g5]al head ( facts4 ,fir/ ( all1 !re is a curi\s1 cl\dy sort ( argum5t1 mu* affect$ by ! pr(essional rhetoricians ( ,prussia1 :o are s5t out to in/ruct & correct ! m9ds ( ,am]icans or ,sc&9avians4 ,x consi/s ( go+ into convulsions ( incr$ulity & scorn at ! m5tion ( ,russia's responsibility = ,s]via or ,engl&'s responsibility = ,belgium2 & sugge/+ t1 treaty or no treaty1 fronti] or no fronti]1 ,russia w\ld be out to slay ,teutons or ,engl& to /eal colonies4 ,"h1 z else:]e1 ,i ?9k ! pr(essors dott$ all ov] ! ,baltic pla9 fail 9 lucidity1 & 9 ! p[] ( di/+ui%+ ideas4 ,( c\rse x is q true t ,engl& has mat]ial int]e/s to def5d1 & w probably use ! opportunity to def5d !m3 or1 9 o!r words1 ( c\rse ,engl&1 l ev]ybody else1 w\ld be m com=table if ,prussia 7 less pr$om9ant4 ,! fact rema9s t we did n d :at ! ,g]mans did4 ,we did n invade ,holl& to seize a naval & comm]cial advantage3 & :e!r !y say t we wi%$ to d x 9 our gre$1 or fe>$ to d x 9 our c[>dice1 ! fact rema9s t we did n d x4 ,unless ?is common-s5se pr9ciple be kept 9 view1 ,i _c conceive h[ any qu>rel c possibly be judg$4 ,a contract may be made betwe5 two p]sons solely = mat]ial advantage on ea* side3 b ! moral advantage is /ill g5]ally suppos$ to lie ) ! p]son :o keeps ! contract4 ,surely x _c be di%one/ to be hone/--ev5 if hone/y is ! be/ policy4 ,imag9e ! mo/ complex maze ( indirect motives2 & /ill ! man :o keeps fai? = money _c possibly be worse ?an ! man :o breaks fai? = money4 ,x w be not$ t ?is ultimate te/ applies 9 ! same way to ,s]via z to ,belgium & ,brita94 ,! ,s]vians may n be a v peaceful p2 b1 on ! occasion "u discussion1 x 0 c]ta9ly !y :o want$ peace4 ,y may *oose to ?9k ! ,s]b a sort ( born robb]3 b on ?is occasion x 0 c]ta9ly ! ,au/rian :o 0 try+ to rob4 ,simil>ly1 y may call ,engl& p]fidi\s z a sort ( hi/orical summ>y2 & decl>e y\r private belief t ,mr4 ,asqui? 0 v[$ f infancy to ! ru9 ( ! ,g]man ,empire1 a ,hannibal & hat] ( ! eagles4 ,b1 :5 all is said1 x is nons5se to call a man p]fidi\s because he keeps 8 promise4 ,x is absurd to compla9 ( ! sudd5 trea*]y ( a bus9ess man 9 turn+ up punctually to 8 appo9tm5t3 or ! unfair %ock giv5 to a cr$itor by ! debtor pay+ 8 debts4 ,la/ly1 !re is an attitude n unkn[n 9 ! crisis aga9/ :i* ,i %\ld p>ticul>ly l to prote/4 ,i %\ld address my prote/ especially to ^? lov]s & pursu]s ( ,peace :o1 v %ort-sight$ly1 h occasionally adopt$ x4 ,i mean ! attitude :i* is impati5t ( ^! prelim9>y details ab\t :o did ?is or t1 & :e!r x 0 "r or wrong4 ,!y are satisfi$ ) say+ t an enorm\s calamity1 call$ ,w>1 has be5 begun by "s or all ( u2 & %\ld be end$ by "s or all ( u4 ,to ^! p ?is prelim9>y *apt] ab\t ! precise happ5+s mu/ appe> n only dry 7& x mu/ ( necessity be ! drie/ "p ( ! task7 b ess5tially ne$less & b>r54 ,i wi% to tell ^! p t !y are wrong2 t !y are wrong ^u all pr9ciples ( human ju/ice & hi/oric cont9uity3 b t !y are specially & supremely wrong ^u _! own pr9ciples ( arbitration & int]national peace4 ,^! s9c]e & high-m9d$ peace-lov]s are always tell+ u t citiz5s no long] settle _! qu>rels by private viol5ce2 & t nations %\ld no long] settle !irs by public viol5ce4 ,!y are always tell+ u t we no long] fight duels2 & ne$ no long] wage w>s4 ,9 %ort1 !y p]petually base _! peace proposals on ! fact t an ord9>y citiz5 no long] av5ges himself ) an axe4 ,b h[ is he prev5t$ f rev5g+ himself ) an axe8 ,if he hits 8 neighb\r on ! head ) ! kit*5 *opp]1 :at d we d8 ,d we all jo9 h&s1 l *ildr5 play+ ,mulb]ry ,bu%1 & say ,we are all responsible = ?is2 b let u hope x w n spread4 ,let u hope = ! happy day :5 he %all leave (f *opp+ at ! man's head2 & :5 nobody %all ev] *op any?+ = ev] & ev]4 ,d we say ,let byegones be byegones2 :y g back to all ! dull details ) :i* ! bus9ess began2 :o c tell ) :at s9i/] motives ! man 0 /&+ !re )9 rea* ( ! hat*et8 ,we d n4 ,we keep ! peace 9 private life by ask+ = ! facts ( provocation1 & ! prop] object ( puni%m5t4 ,we d g into ! dull details2 we d enquire into ! orig9s2 we d emphatically enquire :o x 0 t hit fir/4 ,9 %ort we d :at ,i h done v briefly 9 ?is place4 ,giv5 ?is1 x is inde$ true t beh9d ^! facts !re are tru?s2 tru?s ( a t]rible1 ( a spiritual sort4 ,9 m]e fact1 ! ,g]manic p[] has be5 wrong ab\t ,s]via1 wrong ab\t ,russia1 wrong ab\t ,belgium1 wrong ab\t ,engl&1 wrong ab\t ,italy4 ,b !re 0 a reason = its be+ wrong ev]y:]e2 & ( t root reason1 :i* has mov$ half ! _w aga9/ x1 ,i %all speak lat]4 ,= t is some?+ too omnipres5t to be prov$1 too indisputable to be help$ by detail4 ,x is no?+ less ?an ! locat+1 aft] m ?an a hundr$ ye>s ( recrim9ations & wrong explanations1 ( ! mod]n ,european evil3 ! f9d+ ( ! f\nta9 f :i* poison has fl[$ ^u all ! nations ( ! e>?4 ,i ,,! ,,w> ,,on ,,! ,,^w ,x w h>dly be d5i$ t !re is "o l+]+ d\bt 9 _m1 :o recognise unavoidable self-def5ce 9 ! in/ant p>ry ( ! ,engli% sword1 & :o h no great love = ! sweep+ sabre ( ,sad[a & ,s$an4 ,t d\bt is ! d\bt :e!r ,russia1 z comp>$ ) ,prussia1 is suffici5tly dec5t & democratic to be ! ally ( lib]al & civilis$ p[]s4 ,i take fir/1 !re=e1 ?is matt] ( civilisation4 ,x is vital 9 a discussion l ?is1 t we %\ld make sure we are go+ by mean+s & n by m]e words4 ,x is n necess>y 9 any argum5t to settle :at a ^w means or ought to mean4 ,b x is necess>y 9 e argum5t to settle :at we propose to mean by ! ^w4 ,s long z our oppon5t und]/&s :at is ! ?+ ( :i* we are talk+1 x does n matt] to ! argum5t :e!r ! ^w is or is n ! "o he w\ld h *os54 ,a soldi] does n say ,we 7 ord]$ to g to ,me*l92 b ,i w\ld r g to ,mal9es4 ,he may discuss ! etymology & ar*ology ( ! diff]5ce on ! m>*2 b ! po9t is t he kn[s :]e to g4 ,s long z we "k :at a giv5 ^w is to mean 9 a giv5 discussion1 x does n ev5 matt] if x means some?+ else 9 "s o!r & q di/9ct discussion4 ,we h a p]fect "r to say t ! wid? ( a w9d[ comes to f\r feet2 ev5 if we in/antly & *e]fully *ange ! subject to ! l>g] mammals2 & say t an elephant has f\r feet4 ,! id5tity ( ! words does n matt]1 because !re is no d\bt at all ab\t ! mean+s2 because nobody is likely to ?9k ( an elephant z f\r foot long1 or ( a w9d[ z hav+ tusks & a curly trunk4 ,x is ess5tial to emphasise ?is consci\sness ( ! ?+ "u discussion 9 connection ) two or ?ree words t are1 z x 71 ! key-words ( ?is w>4 ,"o ( !m is ! ^w b>b>ian4 ,! ,prussians apply x to ! ,russians3 ! ,russians apply x to ! ,prussians4 ,bo?1 ,i ?9k1 really mean some?+ t really exi/s1 "n or no "n4 ,bo? mean diff]5t ?+s4 ,& if we ask :at ^! diff]5t ?+s are1 we %all und]/& :y ,engl& & ,france pref] ,russia2 & consid] ,prussia ! really dang]\s b>b>ian ( ! two4 ,to beg9 )1 x goes s mu* deep] ev5 ?an atrocities2 ( :i*1 9 ! pa/ at lea/1 all ! ?ree ,empires ( ,c5tral ,europe h p>tak5 pretty equally1 z !y p>took ( ,pol&4 ,an ,engli% writ]1 seek+ to av]t ! w> by w>n+s aga9/ ,russian influ5ce1 said t ! flogg$ backs ( ,poli% wom5 /ood betwe5 u & ! ,alliance4 ,b n long be=e1 ! flogg+ ( wom5 by an ,au/rian g5]al l$ to t (fic] be+ ?ra%$ 9 ! /reets ( ,london by ,b>clay & ,p]k9s' draym54 ,& z = ! ?ird p[]1 ! ,prussians1 x seems cle> t !y h treat$ ,belgian wom5 9 a /yle comp>$ ) :i* flogg+ might be call$ an (ficial =mality4 ,b1 z ,i say1 some?+ mu* deep] ?an any su* recrim9ation lies beh9d ! use ( ! ^w on ei!r side4 ,:5 ! ,g]man ,emp]or compla9s ( our ally+ ourselves ) a b>b>ic & half-ori5tal p[] he is n 7,i assure y7 %$d+ te>s ov] ! grave ( ,kosciusko4 ,& :5 ,i say 7z ,i d mo/ he>tily7 t ! ,g]man ,emp]or is a b>b>ian1 ,i am n m]ely express+ any prejudices ,i may h aga9/ ! pr(anation ( *ur*es or ( *ildr54 ,my c\ntrym5 & ,i mean a c]ta9 & intelligible ?+ :5 we call ! ,prussians b>b>ians4 ,x is q diff]5t f ! ?+ attribut$ to ,russians2 & x c\ld n possibly be attribut$ to ,russians4 ,x is v important t ! neutral _w %\ld und]/& :at ?is ?+ is4 ,if ! ,g]man calls ! ,russian b>b>\s he presumably means imp]fectly civilis$4 ,!re is a c]ta9 pa? along :i* ,we/]n nations h proce$$ 9 rec5t times2 & x is t5able t ,russia has n proce$$ s f> z ! o!rs3 t %e has less ( ! special mod]n sy/em 9 sci5ce1 comm]ce1 ma*9]y1 travel or political con/itution4 ,! ,russ pl\ghs ) an old pl\gh2 he we>s a wild be>d2 he adores relics2 8 life is z rude & h>d z t ( a subject ( ,alfr$ ! ,great4 ,!re=e he is1 9 ! ,g]man s5se1 a b>b>ian4 ,poor fell[s l ,gorky & ,do/oieffsky h to =m _! own reflections on ! sc5]y1 )\t ! assi/ance ( l>ge quotations f ,s*ill] on g>d5 seats2 or inscriptions direct+ !m to pause & ?ank ! ,all-,fa!r = ! f9e/ view 9 ,hesse-,pump]nickel4 ,! ,russians1 hav+ no?+ b _! fai?1 _! fields1 _! great c\rage1 & _! self-gov]n+ communes1 are q cut (f f :at is call$ 79 ! fa%ionable /reet 9 ,frank=t7 ,! ,true1 ,! ,beautiful & ,! ,good4 ,!re is a real s5se 9 :i* "o c call su* backw>dness b>b>ic2 by comp>ison ) ! ,kais]/rasse2 & 9 t s5se x is true ( ,russia4 ,n[ we1 ! ,fr5* & ,engli%1 d n mean ?is :5 we call ! ,prussians b>b>ians4 ,if _! cities so>$ high] ?an _! fly+ %ips1 if _! tra9s travell$ fa/] ?an _! bullets1 we %\ld /ill call !m b>b>ians4 ,we %\ld "k exactly :at we meant by x2 & we %\ld "k t x is true4 ,= we d n mean any?+ t is an imp]fect civilisation by accid5t4 ,we mean some?+ t is ! enemy ( civilisation by design4 ,we mean some?+ t is wilfully at w> ) ! pr9ciples by :i* human society has be5 made possible hi!rto4 ,( c\rse x mu/ be p>tly civilis$ ev5 to de/roy civilisation4 ,su* ru9 c\ld n be wr\ght by ! savages t are m]ely undevelop$ or in]t4 ,y c\ld n h ev5 ,huns )\t horses2 or horses )\t horseman%ip4 ,y c\ld n h ev5 ,dani% pirates )\t %ips1 or %ips )\t seaman%ip4 ,?is p]son1 :om ,i may call ! ,positive ,b>b>ian1 mu/ be r m sup]ficially up-to-date ?an :at ,i may call ! ,negative ,b>b>ian4 ,al>ic 0 an (fic] 9 ! ,roman legions3 b = all t he de/roy$ ,rome4 ,nobody supposes t ,eskimos c\ld h done x at all neatly4 ,b 79 our mean+7 b>b>ism is n a matt] ( me?ods b ( aims4 ,we say t ^! v5e]$ v&als h ! p]fectly s]i\s aim ( de/roy+ c]ta9 ideas :i*1 z !y ?9k1 ! _w has outgr[n2 )\t :i*1 z we ?9k1 ! _w w die4 ,x is ess5tial t ?is p]il\s peculi>ity 9 ! ,pruss1 or ,positive ,b>b>ian1 %\ld be seiz$4 ,he has :at he fancies is a new idea2 & he is go+ to apply x to ev]ybody4 ,z a fact x is simply a false g5]alisation2 b he is really try+ to make x g5]al4 ,?is does n apply to ! ,negative ,b>b>ian3 x does n apply to ! ,russian or ! ,s]vian1 ev5 if !y are b>b>ians4 ,if a ,russian peasant does beat 8 wife1 he does x because 8 fa!rs did x be=e him3 he is likely to beat less r ?an m z ! pa/ fades away4 ,he does n ?9k1 z ! ,prussian w\ld1 t he has made a new discov]y 9 physiology 9 f9d+ t a woman is weak] ?an a man4 ,if a ,s]vian does knife 8 rival )\t a ^w1 he does x because o!r ,s]vians h done x4 ,he may reg>d x ev5 z piety1 b c]ta9ly n z progress4 ,he does n ?9k1 z ! ,prussian does1 t he f\nds a new s*ool ( horology by />t+ be=e ! ^w ,g4 ,he does n ?9k he is 9 advance ( ! _w 9 milit>ism1 m]ely because he is beh9d x 9 morals4 ,no2 ! dang] ( ! ,pruss is t he is prep>$ to fight = old errors z if !y 7 new tru?s4 ,he has someh[ he>d ( c]ta9 %all[ simplifications2 & imag9es t we h nev] he>d ( !m4 ,&1 z ,i h said1 8 limit$ b v s9c]e lunacy conc5trates *iefly 9 a desire to de/roy two ideas1 ! tw9 root ideas ( rational society4 ,! fir/ is ! idea ( record & promise3 ! second is ! idea ( reciprocity4 ,x is pla9 t ! promise1 or ext5sion ( responsibility ?r\gh "t1 is :at *iefly di/+ui%es u1 ,i w n say f savages1 b f brutes & reptiles4 ,?is 0 not$ by ! %rewdness ( ! ,old ,te/am5t1 :5 x summ$ up ! d>k irresponsible enormity ( ,levia?an 9 ! words ,w he make a pact ) !e8 ,! promise1 l ! :eel1 is unkn[n 9 ,nature3 & is ! fir/ m>k ( man4 ,ref]r+ only to human civilisation x may be said ) s]i\sness1 t 9 ! beg9n+ 0 ! ,^w4 ,! v[ is to ! man :at ! song is to ! bird1 or ! b>k to ! dog2 8 voice1 :]eby he is kn[n4 ,j z a man :o _c keep an appo9tm5t is n fit ev5 to fight a duel1 s ! man :o _c keep an appo9tm5t ) himself is n sane en\gh ev5 = suicide4 ,x is n easy to m5tion any?+ on :i* ! enorm\s app>atus ( human life c be said to dep5d4 ,b if x dep5ds on any?+1 x is on ?is frail cord1 flung f ! =gott5 hills ( ye/]day to ! invisible m\nta9s ( to-morr[4 ,on t solit>y /r+ hangs ev]y?+ f ,armag$don to an almanac1 f a successful revolution to a return ticket4 ,on t solit>y /r+ ! ,b>b>ian is hack+ heavily1 ) a sabre :i* is =tunately blunt4 ,any "o c see ?is well en\gh1 m]ely by read+ ! la/ negotiations betwe5 ,london & ,b]l94 ,! ,prussians _h made a new discov]y 9 int]national politics3 t x may (t5 be conv5i5t to make a promise2 & yet curi\sly inconv5i5t to keep x4 ,!y 7 *>m$1 9 _! simple way1 ) ?is sci5tific discov]y1 & desir$ to communicate x to ! _w4 ,!y !re=e promis$ ,engl& a promise1 on condition t %e broke a promise1 & on ! impli$ condition t ! new promise might be brok5 z easily z ! old "o4 ,to ! pr(\nd a/oni%m5t ( ,prussia1 ?is reasonable (f] 0 refus$6 ,i believe t ! a/oni%m5t ( ,prussia 0 q s9c]e4 ,t is :at ,i mean :5 ,i say t ! ,b>b>ian is try+ to cut away t cord ( hone/y & cle> record1 on :i* hangs all t m5 h made4 ,! fri5ds ( ! ,g]man cause h compla9$ t ,asiatics & ,africans ^u ! v v]ge ( savag]y h be5 br\ght aga9/ !m f ,india & ,algi]s4 ,&1 9 ord9>y circum/ances1 ,i %\ld sympa?ise ) su* a compla9t made by a ,european p4 ,b ! circum/ances are n ord9>y4 ,"h1 aga91 ! q unique b>b>ism ( ,prussia goes deep] ?an :at we call b>b>ities4 ,ab\t m]e b>b>ities1 x is true1 ! ,turco & ! ,sikh w\ld h a v good reply to ! sup]ior ,teuton4 ,! g5]al & j reason = n us+ non-,european tribes aga9/ ,europeans is t giv5 by ,*a?am aga9/ ! use ( ! ,r$ ,indian3 t su* allies might d v diabolical ?+s4 ,b ! poor ,turco might n unreasonably ask1 aft] a week5d 9 ,belgium1 :at m diabolical ?+s he c\ld d ?an ! highly cultur$ ,g]mans 7 do+ !mselves4 ,nev]!less1 z ,i say1 ! ju/ification ( any extra-,european aid goes deep] ?an any su* details4 ,x re/s ^u ! fact t ev5 o!r civilisations1 ev5 mu* l[] civilisations1 ev5 remote & repulsive civilisations1 dep5d z mu* z our own on ?is prim>y pr9ciple on :i* ! sup]-morality ( ,potsdam decl>es op5 ,w>4 ,ev5 savages promise ?+s2 & respect ^? :o keep _! promises4 ,ev5 ,ori5tals write ?+s d[n3 & ?\gh !y write !m f "r to left1 !y "k ! importance ( a scrap ( pap]4 ,_m m]*ants w tell y t ! ^w ( ! s9i/] & almo/ unhuman ,*9aman is (t5 z good z 8 bond3 & x 0 amid palm trees & ,syrian pavilions t ! great utt]ance op5$ ! tab]nacle1 to him t swe>e? to 8 hurt & *ange? n4 ,!re is d\btless a d5se labyr9? ( duplicity 9 ! ,ea/1 & p]haps m guile 9 ! individual ,asiatic ?an 9 ! individual ,g]man4 ,b we are n talk+ ( ! violations ( human morality 9 v>i\s p>ts ( ! _w4 ,we are talk+ ab\t a new & inhuman morality1 :i* d5ies altoge!r ! day ( obligation4 ,! ,prussians h be5 told by _! lit]>y m5 t ev]y?+ dep5ds ^u ,mood3 & by _! politicians t all arrangem5ts dissolve be=e necessity4 ,t is ! importance ( ! ,g]man ,*ancellor's phrase4 ,he did n allege "s special excuse 9 ! case ( ,belgium1 :i* might make x seem an exception t prov$ ! rule4 ,he di/9ctly argu$1 z on a pr9ciple applicable to o!r cases1 t victory 0 a necessity & hon\r 0 a scrap ( pap]4 ,& x is evid5t t ! half-educat$ ,prussian imag9ation really _c get any fur!r ?an ?is4 ,x _c see t if ev]ybody's action 7 entirely incalculable f h\r to h\r1 x w\ld n only be ! end ( all promises1 b ! end ( all projects4 ,9 n be+ able to see t1 ! ,b]l9 philosoph] is really on a l[] m5tal level ?an ! ,arab :o respects ! salt1 or ! ,brahm9 :o pres]ves ! ca/e4 ,& 9 ?is qu>rel we h a "r to come ) scimit>s z well z sabres1 ) b[s z well z rifles1 ) assegai & tomahawk & boom]ang1 because !re is 9 all ^! at lea/ a se$ ( civilisation t ^! intellectual an>*i/s w\ld kill4 ,& if !y %\ld f9d u 9 our la/ /& girt ) su* /range swords & foll[+ unfamili> ensigns1 & ask u = :at we fight 9 s s+ul> a company1 we %all "k :at to reply3 ,we fight = ! tru/ & = ! try/2 = fix$ memories & ! possible meet+ ( m52 = all t makes life any?+ b an uncontrollable nightm>e4 ,we fight = ! long arm ( hon\r & remembrance2 = all t c lift a man above ! quicks&s ( 8 moods1 & give him ! ma/]y ( "t4 ,,ii ,,! ,,refusal ,,( ,,reciprocity ,9 ! la/ summ>y ,i sugge/$ t ,b>b>ism1 z we mean x1 is n m]e ignorance or ev5 m]e cruelty4 ,x has a m precise s5se1 & means militant ho/ility to c]ta9 necess>y human ideas4 ,i took ! case ( ! v[ or ! contract1 :i* ,prussian intellectualism w\ld de/roy4 ,i urg$ t ! ,prussian is a spiritual ,b>b>ian1 because he is n b\nd by 8 own pa/1 any m ?an a man 9 a dream4 ,he av[s t :5 he promis$ to respect a fronti] on ,monday1 he did n =esee :at he calls ! necessity ( n respect+ x on ,tuesday4 ,9 %ort1 he is l a *ild1 :o at ! end ( all reasonable explanations & rem9d]s ( admitt$ arrangem5ts1 has no answ] except ,b ,i want to4 ,!re is ano!r idea 9 human arrangem5ts s fundam5tal z to be =gott52 b n[ = ! fir/ "t d5i$4 ,x may be call$ ! idea ( reciprocity2 or1 9 bett] ,engli%1 ( give & take4 ,! ,prussian appe>s to be q intellectually incapable ( ?is ?\ght4 ,he _c1 ,i ?9k1 conceive ! idea t is ! f\ndation ( all com$y2 t1 9 ! eyes ( ! o!r man1 he is only ! o!r man4 ,& if we c>ry ?is clue ?r\gh ! in/itutions ( ,prussianis$ ,g]many1 we %all f9d h[ curi\sly 8 m9d has be5 limit$ 9 ! matt]4 ,! ,g]man diff]s f o!r patriots 9 ! inability to und]/& patriotism4 ,o!r ,european peoples pity ! ,poles or ! ,wel% = _! violat$ bord]s2 b ,g]mans pity only !mselves4 ,!y might take =cible possession ( ! ,sev]n or ! ,danube1 ( ! ,?ames or ! ,tib]1 ( ! ,g>ry or ! ,g>onne--& !y w\ld /ill be s++ sadly ab\t h[ fa/ & true /&s ! wat* on ,rh9e2 & :at a %ame x w\ld be if any "o took _! own little riv] away f !m4 ,t is :at ,i mean by n be+ reciprocal3 & y w f9d x 9 all t !y d3 z 9 all t is done by savages4 ,"h1 aga91 x is v necess>y to avoid confus+ ?is s\l ( ! savage ) m]e savag]y 9 ! s5se ( brutality or but*]y2 9 :i* ! ,greeks1 ! ,fr5* & all ! mo/ civilis$ nations h indulg$ 9 h\rs ( abnormal panic or rev5ge4 ,accusations ( cruelty are g5]ally mutual4 ,b x is ! po9t ab\t ! ,prussian t ) him no?+ is mutual4 ,! def9ition ( ! true savage does n conc]n itself ev5 ) h[ mu* m he hurts /rang]s or captives ?an d ! o!r tribes ( m54 ,! def9ition ( ! true savage is t he laughs :5 he hurts y2 & h[ls :5 y hurt him4 ,?is extraord9>y inequality 9 ! m9d is 9 e act & ^w t comes f ,b]l94 ,= in/ance1 no man ( ! _w believes all he sees 9 ! newspap]s2 & no j\rnali/ believes a qu>t] ( x4 ,we %\ld1 !re=e1 be q ready 9 ! ord9>y way to take a great deal (f ! tales ( ,g]man atrocities2 to d\bt ?is /ory or d5y t4 ,b !re is "o ?+ t we _c d\bt or d5y3 ! seal & au?ority ( ! ,emp]or4 ,9 ! ,imp]ial proclamation ! fact t c]ta9 frightful ?+s h be5 done is admitt$2 & ju/ifi$ on ! gr\nd ( _! frightfulness4 ,x 0 a milit>y necessity to t]rify ! peaceful populations ) some?+ t 0 n civilis$1 some?+ t 0 h>dly human4 ,v well4 ,t is an intelligible policy3 & 9 t s5se an intelligible argum5t4 ,an army endang]$ by =eign]s may d ! mo/ frightful ?+s4 ,b !n we turn ! next page ( ! ,kais]'s public di>y1 & we f9d him writ+ to ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to compla9 t ! ,engli% are us+ ,dum-dum bullets & violat+ v>i\s regulations ( ! ,hague ,conf]5ce4 ,i pass = ! pres5t ! "q ( :e!r !re is a ^w ( tru? 9 ^! *>ges4 ,i am cont5t to gaze raptur\sly at ! bl9k+ eyes ( ! ,true1 or ,positive1 ,b>b>ian4 ,i suppose he w\ld be q puzzl$ if we said t violat+ ! ,hague ,conf]5ce 0 a milit>y necessity to u2 or t ! rules ( ! ,conf]5ce 7 only a scrap ( pap]4 ,he w\ld be q pa9$ if we said t ,dum-dum bullets1 by _! v frightfulness1 w\ld be v useful to keep conqu]$ ,g]mans 9 ord]4 ,d :at he w1 he _c get outside ! idea t he1 because he is he & n y1 is free to break ! law2 & also to appeal to ! law4 ,x is said t ! ,prussian (fic]s play at a game call$ ,kriegsspiel1 or ! ,w> ,game4 ,b 9 tru? !y c\ld n play at any game2 = ! ess5ce ( e game is t ! rules are ! same on bo? sides4 ,b tak+ e ,g]man in/itution 9 turn1 ! case is ! same2 & x is n a case ( m]e blood%$ or milit>y bravado4 ,! duel1 = example1 c legitimately be call$ a b>b>ic ?+2 b ! ^w is "h us$ 9 ano!r s5se4 ,!re are duels 9 ,g]many2 b s !re are 9 ,france1 ,italy1 ,belgium1 & ,spa92 inde$1 !re are duels :]ev] !re are d5ti/s1 newspap]s1 ,turki% ba?s1 "t-tables1 & all ! curses ( civilisation2 except 9 ,engl& & a corn] ( ,am]ica4 ,y may happ5 to reg>d ! duel z a hi/oric relic ( ! m b>b>ic ,/ates on :i* ^! mod]n ,/ates 7 built4 ,x might equally well be ma9ta9$ t ! duel is ev]y:]e ! sign ( high civilisation2 be+ ! sign ( its m delicate s5se ( hon\r1 its m vuln]able vanity1 or its great] dread ( social disrepute4 ,b :i*ev] ( ! two views y take1 y mu/ conc$e t ! ess5ce ( ! duel is an arm$ equality4 ,i %\ld n1 !re=e1 apply ! ^w b>b>ic1 z ,i am us+ x1 to ! duels ( ,g]man (fic]s1 or ev5 to ! broadsword combats t are conv5tional among ! ,g]man /ud5ts4 ,i d n see :y a "y ,prussian %\ld n h sc>s all ov] 8 face if he likes !m2 nay1 !y are (t5 ! r$eem+ po9ts ( int]e/ on an o!rwise some:at un5light5+ c\nt5ance4 ,! duel may be def5d$2 ! %am duel may be def5d$4 ,:at _c be def5d$ is some?+ really peculi> to ,prussia1 ( :i* we he> numb]less /ories1 "s ( !m c]ta9ly true4 ,x might be call$ ! "o-sid$ duel4 ,i mean ! idea t !re is "s sort ( dignity 9 draw+ ! sword ^u a man :o has n got a sword2 a wait]1 or a %op assi/ant1 or ev5 a s*oolboy4 ,"o ( ! (fic]s ( ! ,kais] 9 ! affair at ,sab]ne 0 f\nd indu/ri\sly hack+ at a cripple4 ,9 all ^! matt]s ,i w\ld avoid s5tim5t4 ,we mu/ n lose our temp]s at ! m]e cruelty ( ! ?+2 b pursue ! /rict psy*ological di/9ction4 ,o!rs besides ,g]man soldi]s h sla9 ! def5celess1 = loot or lu/ or private malice1 l any o!r murd]]4 ,! po9t is t n[h]e else b 9 ,prussian ,g]many is any !ory ( hon\r mix$ up ) su* ?+s2 any m ?an ) poison+ or pick+ pockets4 ,no ,fr5*1 ,engli%1 ,italian or ,am]ican g5tleman w\ld ?9k he _h 9 "s way cle>$ 8 own "* by /ick+ 8 sabre ?r\gh "s ridicul\s gre5groc] :o _h no?+ 9 8 h& b a cucumb]4 ,x w\ld seem z if ! ^w :i* is translat$ f ! ,g]man z hon\r mu/ really mean some?+ q diff]5t 9 ,g]man4 ,x seems to mean some?+ m l :at we %\ld call pre/ige4 ,! fundam5tal fact1 h[ev]1 is ! abs5ce ( ! reciprocal idea4 ,! ,prussian is n suffici5tly civilis$ = ! duel4 ,ev5 :5 he crosses swords ) u 8 ?\ghts are n z our ?\ghts2 :5 we bo? glorify w>1 we are glorify+ diff]5t ?+s4 ,our m$als are wr\ght l 81 b !y d n mean ! same ?+2 our regim5ts are *e]$ z 8 are1 b ! ?\ght 9 ! he>t is n ! same2 ! ,iron ,cross is on ! bosom ( 8 k+1 b x is n ! sign ( our ,god4 ,= we1 alas1 foll[ our ,god ) _m relapses & self-contradictions1 b he foll[s 8 v consi/5tly4 ,?r\gh all ! ?+s t we h exam9$1 ! view ( national b\nd>ies1 ! view ( milit>y me?ods1 ! view ( p]sonal hon\r & self-def5ce1 !re runs 9 _! case some?+ ( an atroci\s simplicity2 some?+ too simple = u to und]/&3 ! idea t glory consi/s 9 hold+ ! /eel1 & n 9 fac+ x4 ,if fur!r examples 7 necess>y1 x w\ld be easy to give hundr$s ( !m4 ,let u leave1 = ! mom5t1 ! relation betwe5 man & man 9 ! ?+ call$ ! duel4 ,let u take ! relation betwe5 man & woman1 9 t immortal duel :i* we call a m>riage4 ,"h aga9 we %all f9d t o!r ,*ri/ian civilisations aim at "s k9d ( equality2 ev5 if ! balance be irrational or dang]\s4 ,?us1 ! two extremes ( ! treatm5t ( wom5 might be repres5t$ by :at are call$ ! respectable classes 9 ,am]ica & 9 ,france4 ,9 ,am]ica !y *oose ! risk ( comrade%ip2 9 ,france ! comp5sation ( c\rtesy4 ,9 ,am]ica x is practically possible = any "y g5tleman to take any "y lady = :at he calls 7,i deeply regret to say7 a joy-ride2 b at lea/ ! man goes ) ! woman z mu* z ! woman ) ! man4 ,9 ,france ! "y woman is protect$ l a nun :ile %e is unm>ri$2 b :5 %e is a "m %e is really a holy woman2 & :5 %e is a gr&mo!r %e is a holy t]ror4 ,by bo? extremes ! woman gets some?+ back out ( life4 ,!re is only "o place :]e %e gets little or no?+ back2 & t is ! nor? ( ,g]many4 ,france & ,am]ica aim alike at equality2 ,am]ica by simil>ity2 ,france by dissimil>ity4 ,b ,nor? ,g]many does def9itely aim at inequality4 ,! woman /&s up1 ) no m irritation ?an a butl]2 ! man sits d[n1 ) no m emb>rassm5t ?an a gue/4 ,?is is ! cool affirmation ( inf]iority1 z 9 ! case ( ! sabre & ! tradesman4 ,?\ goe/ ) wom52 =get n ?y :ip1 said ,nietzs*e4 ,x w be obs]v$ t he does n say pok]2 :i* might come m naturally to ! m9d ( a m common or ,*ri/ian wife-beat]4 ,b !n a pok] is a "p ( dome/icity2 & might be us$ by ! wife z well z ! husb&4 ,9 fact1 x (t5 is4 ,! sword & ! :ip are ! weapons ( a privileg$ ca/e4 ,pass f ! close/ ( all diff]5ces1 t betwe5 husb& & wife1 to ! mo/ di/ant ( all diff]5ces1 t ( ! remote & unrelat$ races :o h seldom se5 ea* o!r's faces1 & nev] be5 t+$ ) ea* o!r's blood4 ,"h we /ill f9d ! same unv>y+ ,prussian pr9ciple4 ,any ,european might feel a g5u9e fe> ( ! ,yell[ ,p]il2 & _m ,engli%m51 ,fr5*m51 & ,russians h felt & express$ x4 ,_m might say1 & h said1 t ! ,hea!n ,*9ee is v hea!n inde$2 t if he ev] advances aga9/ u he w trample & torture & utt]ly de/roy1 9 a way t ,ea/]n p d1 b ,we/]n p d n4 ,nor d ,i d\bt ! ,g]man ,emp]or's s9c]ity :5 he s\ght to po9t out to u h[ abnormal & abom9able su* a nightm>e campaign w\ld be1 suppos+ t x c\ld ev] come4 ,b n[ comes ! comic irony2 :i* nev] fails to foll[ on ! attempt ( ! ,prussian to be philosophic4 ,= ! ,kais]1 aft] expla9+ to 8 troops h[ important x 0 to avoid ,ea/]n ,b>b>ism1 in/antly comm&$ !m to become ,ea/]n ,b>b>ians4 ,he told !m1 9 s _m words1 to be ,huns3 & leave no?+ liv+ or /&+ beh9d !m4 ,9 fact1 he frankly (f]$ a new army corps ( aborig9al ,t>t>s to ! ,f> ,ea/1 )9 su* "t z x may take a bewild]$ ,hanov]ian to turn into a ,t>t>4 ,any "o :o has ! pa9ful habit ( p]sonal ?\ght1 w p]ceive "h at once ! non-reciprocal pr9ciple aga94 ,boil$ d[n to its bones ( logic1 x means simply ?is3 ,i am a ,g]man & y are a ,*9aman4 ,!re=e ,i1 be+ a ,g]man1 h a "r to be a ,*9aman4 ,b y h no "r to be a ,*9aman2 because y are only a ,*9aman4 ,?is is probably ! highe/ po9t to :i* ! ,g]man culture has ris54 ,! pr9ciple "h neglect$1 :i* may be call$ ,mutuality by ^? :o misund]/& & dislike ! ^w ,equality1 does n (f] s cle> a di/9ction betwe5 ! ,prussian & ! o!r peoples z did ! fir/ ,prussian pr9ciple ( an inf9ite & de/ructive opportunism2 or1 9 o!r words1 ! pr9ciple ( be+ unpr9cipl$4 ,nor ^u ?is second c "o take up s obvi\s a position t\*+ ! o!r civilisations or semi-civilisations ( ! _w4 ,"s idea ( oa? & bond !re is 9 ! rude/ tribes1 9 ! d>ke/ cont95ts4 ,b x might be ma9ta9$1 ( ! m delicate & imag9ative elem5t ( reciprocity1 t a cannibal 9 ,borneo und]/&s x almo/ z little z a pr(essor 9 ,b]l94 ,a n>r[ & "o-sid$ s]i\sness is ! fault ( b>b>ians all ov] ! _w4 ,?is may h be5 ! mean+1 = aught ,i "k1 ( ! "o eye ( ! ,cyclops3 t ! ,b>b>ian _c see r\nd ?+s or look at !m f two po9ts ( view2 & ?us becomes a bl9d bea/ & an eat] ( m54 ,c]ta9ly !re c be no bett] summ>y ( ! savage ?an ?is1 :i* z we h se51 unfits him = ! duel4 ,he is ! man :o _c love--no1 nor ev5 hate--8 neighb\r z himself4 ,b ?is quality 9 ,prussia does h "o effect :i* has ref]5ce to ! same "q ( ! l[] civilisations4 ,x disposes once & = all at lea/ ( ! civilis+ mission ( ,g]many4 ,evid5tly ! ,g]mans are ! la/ p 9 ! _w to be tru/$ ) ! task4 ,!y are z %ortsight$ morally z physically4 ,:at is _! sophism ( necessity b an inability to imag9e to-morr[ morn+8 ,:at is _! non-reciprocity b an inability to imag9e1 n a god or devil1 b m]ely ano!r man8 ,are ^! to judge mank9d8 ,m5 ( two tribes 9 ,africa n only "k t !y are all m51 b c und]/& t !y are all black m54 ,9 ?is !y are q s]i\sly 9 advance ( ! intellectual ,prussian2 :o _c be got to see t we are all :ite m54 ,! ord9>y eye is unable to p]ceive 9 ! ,nor?-,ea/ ,teuton any?+ t m>ks him out especially f ! m col\rless classes ( ! re/ ( ,aryan mank9d4 ,he is simply a :ite man1 ) a t5d5cy to ! grey or ! drab4 ,yet he w expla91 9 s]i\s (ficial docum5ts1 t ! diff]5ce betwe5 him & u is a diff]5ce betwe5 ! ma/]-race & ! inf]ior-race4 ,! collapse ( ,g]man philosophy always occurs at ! beg9n+ r ?an ! end ( an argum5t2 & ! difficulty "h is t !re is no way ( te/+ :i* is a ma/]-race except by ask+ :i* is y\r own race4 ,if y _c f9d out 7z is usually ! case7 y fall back on ! absurd occupation ( writ+ hi/ory ab\t pre-hi/oric times4 ,b ,i sugge/ q s]i\sly t if ! ,g]mans c give _! philosophy to ! ,hott5tots1 !re is no reason :y !y %\ld n give _! s5se ( sup]iority to ! ,hott5tots4 ,if !y c see su* f9e %ades betwe5 ! ,go? & ! ,gaul1 !re is no reason :y simil> %ades %\ld n lift ! savage above o!r savages2 :y any ,ojibway %\ld n discov] t he is "o t9t r$d] ?an ! ,dacotahs2 or any nigg] 9 ! ,cam]oons say he is n s black z he is pa9t$4 ,= ?is pr9ciple ( a q unprov$ racial supremacy is ! la/ & wor/ ( ! refusals ( reciprocity4 ,! ,prussian calls all m5 to admire ! beauty ( 8 l>ge blue eyes4 ,if !y d1 x is because !y h inf]ior eyes3 if !y don't1 x is because !y h no eyes4 ,:]ev] ! mo/ mis]able remnant ( our race1 a/ray & dri$ up 9 des]ts1 or buri$ =ev] "u ! fall ( bad civilisations1 has "s feeble memory t m5 are m51 t b>ga9s are b>ga9s1 t !re are two sides to a "q1 or ev5 t x takes two to make a qu>rel--t remnant has ! "r to resi/ ! ,new ,culture1 to ! knife & club & ! spl9t]$ /one4 ,= ! ,prussian beg9s all 8 culture by t act :i* is ! de/ruction ( all creative ?\ght & con/ructive action4 ,he breaks t mirror 9 ! m9d1 9 :i* a man c see ! face ( 8 fri5d or foe4 ,,iii ,,! ,,appetite ,,( ,,tyranny ,! ,g]man ,emp]or has reproa*$ ?is c\ntry ) ally+ itself ) b>b>ic & semi-ori5tal p[]4 ,we h already consid]$ 9 :at s5se we use ! ^w b>b>ic3 x is 9 ! s5se ( "o :o is ho/ile to civilisation1 n "o :o is insuffici5t 9 x4 ,b :5 we pass f ! idea ( ! b>b>ic to ! idea ( ! ori5tal1 ! case is ev5 m curi\s4 ,!re is no?+ p>ticul>ly ,t>t> 9 ,russian affairs1 except ! fact t ,russia expell$ ! ,t>t>s4 ,! ,ea/]n invad] occupi$ & cru%$ ! c\ntry = _m ye>s2 b t is equally true ( ,greece1 ( ,spa9 & ev5 ( ,au/ria4 ,if ,russia has suff]$ f ! ,ea/ %e has suff]$ 9 ord] to resi/ x3 & x is r h>d t ! v miracle ( h] escape %\ld make a my/]y ab\t h] orig94 ,jonah may or may n h be5 ?ree days inside a fi%1 b t does n make him a m]man4 ,& 9 all ! o!r cases ( ,european nations :o escap$ ! mon/r\s captivity1 we d admit ! purity & cont9uity ( ! ,european type4 ,we consid] ! old ,ea/]n rule z a w\nd1 b n z a /a94 ,copp]-col\r$ m5 out ( ,africa ov]rul$ = c5turies ! religion & patriotism ( ,spani>ds4 ,yet ,i h nev] he>d t ,don ,quixote 0 an ,african fable on ! l9es ( ,uncle ,remus4 ,i h nev] he>d t ! heavy black 9 ! pictures ( ,velasquez 0 due to a negro ance/ry4 ,9 ! case ( ,spa91 :i* is close to u1 we c recognise ! resurrection ( a ,*ri/ian & cultur$ nation aft] its age ( bondage4 ,b ,russia is r remote2 & ^? to :om nations are b names 9 newspap]s c really fancy1 l ,mr4 ,b>+'s fri5d1 t all ,russian *ur*es are mosques4 ,yet ! l& ( ,turg5ev is n a wild]ness ( fakirs2 & ev5 ! fanatical ,russian is z pr\d ( be+ diff]5t f ! ,mongol1 z ! fanatical ,spani>d 0 pr\d ( be+ diff]5t f ! ,moor4 ,! t[n ( ,read+1 z x exi/s1 (f]s few opportunities = piracy on ! high seas3 yet x 0 ! camp ( ! pirates 9 ,alfr$'s day4 ,i %\ld ?9k x h>d to call ! p ( ,b]k%ire half-,dani%1 m]ely because !y drove out ! ,danes4 ,9 %ort1 "s tempor>y subm]g5ce "u ! savage flood 0 ! fate ( _m ( ! mo/ civilis$ /ates ( ,*ri/5dom2 & x is q ridicul\s to argue t ,russia1 :i* wre/l$ h>de/1 mu/ h recov]$ lea/4 ,ev]y:]e1 d\btless1 ! ,ea/ spread a sort ( enamel ov] ! conqu]$ c\ntries1 b ev]y:]e ! enamel crack$4 ,actual hi/ory1 9 fact1 is exactly opposite to ! *eap prov]b inv5t$ aga9/ ! ,muscovite4 ,x is n true to say ,scrat* a ,russian & y f9d a ,t>t>4 ,9 ! d>ke/ h\r ( ! b>b>ic dom9ion x 0 tru] to say1 ,scrat* a ,t>t> & y f9d a ,russian4 ,x 0 ! civilisation t surviv$ "u all ! b>b>ism4 ,?is vital romance ( ,russia1 ?is revolution aga9/ ,asia1 c be prov$ 9 pure fact3 n only f ! almo/ sup]human activity ( ,russia dur+ ! /ruggle1 b also 7:i* is mu* r>] z human hi/ory goes7 by h] q consi/5t conduct s9ce4 ,%e is ! only great nation :i* has really expell$ ! ,mongol f h] c\ntry1 & cont9u$ to prote/ aga9/ ! pres5ce ( ! ,mongol 9 h] cont95t4 ,kn[+ :at he _h be5 9 ,russia1 %e knew :at he w\ld be 9 ,europe4 ,9 ?is %e pursu$ a logical l9e ( ?\ght :i* 01 if any?+1 too unsympa!tic ) ! en]gies & religions ( ! ,ea/4 ,e o!r c\ntry1 "o may say1 has be5 an ally ( ! ,turk2 t is1 ( ! ,mongol & ! ,moslem4 ,! ,fr5* play$ !m z pieces aga9/ ,au/ria2 ! ,engli% w>mly support$ !m "u ! ,palm]/on rgime2 ev5 ! "y ,italians s5t troops to ! ,crimea2 & ( ,prussia & h] ,au/rian vassal x is n[adays ne$less to speak4 ,= good or evil1 x is ! fact ( hi/ory t ,russia is ! only ,p[] 9 ,europe t has nev] support$ ! ,cresc5t aga9/ ! ,cross4 ,t1 d\btless1 w appe> an unimportant matt]2 b x may become important "u c]ta9 peculi> conditions4 ,suppose1 = ! sake ( argum5t1 t !re 7 a p[]ful pr9ce 9 ,europe :o _h gone o/5tati\sly out ( 8 way to pay rev]5ce to ! rema9s ( ! ,t>t>1 ,mongol & ,moslem1 left z an outpo/ 9 ,europe4 ,suppose !re 7 a ,*ri/ian ,emp]or :o c\ld n ev5 g to ! tomb ( ! ,crucifi$1 )\t paus+ to congratulate ! la/ & liv+ crucifi]4 ,if !re 7 an ,emp]or :o gave guns & guides & maps & drill in/ructors to def5d ! rema9s ( ! ,mongol 9 ,*ri/5dom1 :at %\ld we say to him8 ,i ?9k at lea/ we might ask him :at he meant by 8 impud5ce1 :5 he talk$ ab\t support+ a semi-ori5tal p[]4 ,t we support a semi-ori5tal p[]1 we d5y4 ,t he has support$ an entirely ori5tal p[] _c be d5i$--no1 n ev5 by ! man :o did x4 ,b "h is to be not$ ! ess5tial diff]5ce betwe5 ,russia & ,prussia2 especially by ^? :o use ! ord9>y ,lib]al argum5ts aga9/ ! latt]4 ,russia has a policy :i* %e pursues1 if y w1 ?r\gh evil & good2 b at lea/ s z to produce good z well z evil4 ,let x be grant$ t ! policy has made h] oppressive to ! ,f9ns & ! ,poles--?\gh ! ,russian ,poles feel f> less oppress$ ?an d ! ,prussian ,poles4 ,b x is a m]e hi/oric fact1 t if ,russia has be5 a despot to "s small nations1 %e has be5 a deliv]] to o!rs4 ,%e did1 s f> z 9 h] lay1 emancipate ! ,s]vians or ! ,mont5egr9s4 ,b :om did ,prussia ev] emancipate--ev5 by accid5t8 ,x is inde$ some:at extraord9>y t 9 ! p]petual p]mutations ( int]national politics ! ,hoh5zoll]ns h nev] gone a/ray into ! pa? ( enlight5m5t4 ,!y h be5 9 alliance ) almo/ ev]ybody (f & on2 ) ,france1 ) ,engl&1 ) ,au/ria1 ) ,russia4 ,c any "o c&idly say t !y h left on any "o ( ^! p ! fa9te/ impress ( progress or lib]ation8 ,prussia 0 ! enemy ( ! ,fr5* ,mon>*y2 b a worse enemy ( ! ,fr5* ,revolution4 ,prussia _h be5 an enemy ( ! ,cz>2 b %e 0 a worse enemy ( ! ,duma4 ,prussia totally disreg>d$ ,au/rian rights2 b %e is to-day q ready to inflict ,au/rian wrongs4 ,?is is ! /rong p>ticul> diff]5ce betwe5 ! "o empire & ! o!r4 ,russia is pursu+ c]ta9 intelligible & s9c]e ends1 :i* to h] at lea/ are ideals1 & = :i*1 !re=e1 %e w make sacrifices & w protect ! weak4 ,b ! ,nor? ,g]man soldi] is a sort ( ab/ract tyrant1 ev]y:]e & always on ! side ( mat]iali/ic tyranny4 ,?is ,teuton 9 uni=m has be5 f\nd 9 /range places2 %oot+ f>m]s be=e ,s>atoga & flogg+ soldi]s 9 ,surrey1 hang+ nigg]s 9 ,africa & rap+ girls 9 ,wickl[2 b nev]1 by "s my/]i\s fatality1 l5d+ a h& to ! free+ ( a s+le city or ! indep5d5ce ( "o solit>y flag4 ,:]ev] scorn & prosp]\s oppression are1 !re is ! ,prussian2 unconsci\sly consi/5t1 in/9ctively re/rictive1 innoc5tly evil2 foll[+ d>kness l a dream4 ,suppose we he>d ( a p]son 7gift$ ) "s longevity7 :o _h help$ ,alva to p]secute ,dut* ,prote/ants1 !n help$ ,cromwell to p]secute ,iri% ,ca?olics1 & !n help$ ,clav]h\se to p]secute ,scot* ,puritans1 we %\ld f9d x r easi] to call him a p]secutor ?an to call him a ,prote/ant or a ,ca?olic4 ,curi\sly en\gh ?is is actually ! position 9 :i* ! ,prussian /&s 9 ,europe4 ,no argum5t c alt] ! fact t 9 ?ree conv]g+ & conclusive cases he has be5 on ! side ( ?ree di/9ct rul]s ( diff]5t religions1 :o _h no?+ :atev] 9 common except t !y 7 rul+ oppressively4 ,9 ^! ?ree ,gov]nm5ts1 tak5 sep>ately1 "o c see some?+ excusable or at lea/ human4 ,:5 ! ,kais] enc\rag$ ! ,russian rul]s to cru% ! ,revolution1 ! ,russian rul]s und\bt$ly believ$ !y 7 wre/l+ ) an inf]no ( a!ism & an>*y4 ,a ,sociali/ ( ! ord9>y ,engli% k9d cri$ out ^u me :5 ,i spoke ( ,/olyp91 & said he 0 *iefly kn[n by ! halt] call$ ,/olyp9's ,necktie4 ,z a fact1 !re 7 _m o!r ?+s int]e/+ ab\t ,/olyp9 besides 8 necktie3 8 policy ( peasant proprietor%ip1 8 extraord9>y p]sonal c\rage1 & c]ta9ly none m int]e/+ ?an t movem5t 9 8 dea? agony1 :5 he made ! sign ( ! cross t[>ds ! ,cz>1 z ! cr[n & capta9 ( 8 ,*ri/ianity4 ,b ! ,kais] does n reg>d ! ,cz> z ! capta9 ( ,*ri/ianity4 ,f> f x4 ,:at he support$ 9 ,/olyp9 0 ! necktie & no?+ b ! necktie3 ! gall[s & n ! cross4 ,! ,russian rul] did believe t ! ,or?odox ,*ur* 0 or?odox4 ,! ,au/rian ,ar*duke did really desire to make ! ,ca?olic ,*ur* ca?olic4 ,he did really believe t he 0 be+ ,pro-,ca?olic 9 be+ ,pro-,au/rian4 ,b ! ,kais] _c be ,pro-,ca?olic1 & !re=e _c h be5 really ,pro-,au/rian1 he 0 simply & solely ,anti-,s]vian4 ,nay1 ev5 9 ! cruel & /]ile /r5g? ( ,turkey1 any "o ) imag9ation c see some?+ ( ! trag$y & !re=e ( ! t5d]ness ( true belief4 ,! wor/ t c be said ( ! ,moslems is1 z ! poet put x1 !y (f]$ to man ! *oice ( ! ,koran or ! sword4 ,! be/ t c be said = ! ,g]man is t he does n c>e ab\t ! ,koran1 b is satisfi$ if he c h ! sword4 ,& = me1 ,i confess1 ev5 ! s9s ( ^! ?ree o!r /riv+ empires take on1 9 comp>ison1 some?+ t is sorr[ful & dignifi$3 & ,i feel !y d n des]ve t ?is little ,lu!ran l\ng] %\ld patronise all t is evil 9 !m1 :ile ignor+ all t is good4 ,he is n ,ca?olic1 he is n ,or?odox1 he is n ,mahom$an4 ,he is m]ely an old g5tleman :o wi%es to %>e ! crime ?\gh he _c %>e ! cre$4 ,he desires to be a p]secutor by ! pang )\t ! palm4 ,s /rongly d all ! in/9cts ( ! ,prussian drive aga9/ lib]ty1 t he w\ld r oppress o!r p's subjects ?an ?9k ( anybody go+ )\t ! b5efits ( oppression4 ,he is a sort ( dis9t]e/$ despot4 ,he is z dis9t]e/$ z ! devil :o is ready to d any "o's dirty "w4 ,?is w\ld seem obvi\sly fanta/ic 7 x n support$ by solid facts :i* _c be expla9$ o!rwise4 ,inde$ x w\ld be inconceivable if we 7 ?9k+ ( a :ole p1 consi/+ ( free & v>i$ individuals4 ,b 9 ,prussia ! gov]n+ class is really a gov]n+ class3 & a v few p are ne$$ to ?9k along ^! l9es to make all ! o!r p act along !m4 ,& ! p>adox ( ,prussia is ?is3 t :ile its pr9ces & nobles h no o!r aim on ?is e>? b to de/roy democracy :]ev] x %[s itself1 !y h contriv$ to get !mselves tru/$1 n z w>d5s ( ! pa/ b z =]unn]s ( ! future4 ,ev5 !y _c believe t _! !ory is popul>1 b !y d believe t x is progressive4 ,"h aga9 we f9d ! spiritual *asm betwe5 ! two mon>*ies 9 "q4 ,! ,russian in/itutions are1 9 _m cases1 really left 9 ! re> ( ! ,russian p1 & _m ( ! ,russian p "k x4 ,b ! ,prussian in/itutions are suppos$ to be 9 advance ( ! ,prussian p1 & mo/ ( ! ,prussian p believe x4 ,x is ?us mu* easi] = ! w>lords to g ev]y:]e & impose a hopeless slav]y ^u e "o1 = !y h already impos$ a sort ( hopeful slav]y on _! own simple race4 ,& :5 m5 %all speak to u ( ! ho>y iniquities ( ,russia & ( h[ antiquat$ is ! ,russian sy/em1 we %all answ] ,yes2 t is ! sup]iority ( ,russia4 ,_! in/itutions are "p ( _! hi/ory1 :e!r z relics or fossils4 ,_! abuses h really be5 uses3 t is to say1 !y h be5 us$ up4 ,if !y h old eng9es ( t]ror or torm5t1 !y may fall to pieces f m]e ru/1 l an old coat ( arm\r4 ,b 9 ! case ( ! ,prussian tyranny1 if x be tyranny at all1 x is ! :ole po9t ( its claim t x is n antiquat$1 b j go+ to beg91 l ! %[man4 ,prussia has a :ole ?riv+ factory ( ?umbscrews1 a :ole humm+ work%op ( :eels & racks1 ( ! newe/ & neate/ patt]n1 ) :i* to w9 back ,europe to ! ,reaction 444 inf&um r5ov>e dolorem4 ,& if we wi% to te/ ! tru? ( ?is1 x c be done by ! same me?od :i* %[$ u t ,russia1 if h] race or religion c\ld sometimes make h] an invad] & an oppressor1 c\ld also be made an emancipator & a knight errant4 ,9 ! same way1 if ! ,russian in/itutions are old-fa%ion$1 !y hone/ly exhibit ! good z well z ! bad t c be f\nd 9 old-fa%ion$ ?+s4 ,9 _! police sy/em !y h an inequality :i* is aga9/ our ideas ( law4 ,b 9 _! commune sy/em !y h an equality t is old] ?an law itself4 ,ev5 :5 !y flogg$ ea* o!r l b>b>ians1 !y call$ ^u ea* o!r by _! ,*ri/ian names l *ildr54 ,at _! wor/ !y reta9$ all ! be/ ( a rude society4 ,at _! be/1 !y are simply good1 l good *ildr5 or good nuns4 ,b 9 ,prussia all t is be/ 9 ! civilis$ ma*9]y is put at ! s]vice ( all t is wor/ 9 ! b>b>ic m9d4 ,"h aga9 ! ,prussian has no accid5tal m]its1 none ( ^? lucky survivals1 none ( ^? late rep5tances1 :i* make ! pat*work glory ( ,russia4 ,"h all is %>p5$ to a po9t & po9t$ to a purpose & t purpose1 if words & acts h any mean+ at all1 is ! de/ruction ( lib]ty ?r\gh\t ! _w4 ,,iv ,,! ,,escape ,,( ,,folly ,9 consid]+ ! ,prussian po9t ( view we h be5 consid]+ :at seems to be ma9ly a m5tal limitation3 a k9d ( knot 9 ! bra94 ,t[>ds ! problem ( ,slav population1 ( ,engli% colonisation1 ( ,fr5* armies & re9=cem5ts1 x %[s ! same /range philosophic sulks4 ,s f> z ,i c foll[ x1 x seems to am\nt to say+ ,x is v wrong t y %\ld be sup]ior to me1 because ,i am sup]ior to y4 ,! spokesm5 ( ?is sy/em seem to h a curi\s capacity = conc5trat+ ?is entanglem5t or contradiction1 sometimes into a s+le p>agraph1 or ev5 a s+le s5t5ce4 ,i h already ref]r$ to ! ,g]man ,emp]or's celebrat$ sugge/ion t 9 ord] to av]t ! p]il ( ,hunni%ness we %\ld all become ,huns4 ,a mu* /rong] in/ance is 8 m rec5t ord] to 8 troops t\*+ ! w> 9 ,nor!rn ,france4 ,z mo/ p "k1 8 words ran ,x is my ,royal & ,imp]ial comm& t y conc5trate y\r en]gies1 = ! imm$iate pres5t1 ^u "o s+le purpose1 & t is t y address all y\r skill & all ! val\r ( my soldi]s to ext]m9ate fir/ ! trea*]\s ,engli% & to walk ov] ,g5]al ,fr5*'s contemptible little ,army4 ,! rud5ess ( ! rem>k an ,engli%man c af=d to pass ov]2 :at ,i am int]e/$ 9 is ! m5tality2 ! tra9 ( ?\ght t c manage to entangle itself ev5 9 s brief a space4 ,if ,fr5*'s little ,army is contemptible1 x w\ld seem cle> t all ! skill & val\r ( ! ,g]man ,army _h bett] n be conc5trat$ on x1 b on ! l>g] & less contemptible allies4 ,if all ! skill & val\r ( ! ,g]man ,army are conc5trat$ on x1 x is n be+ treat$ z contemptible4 ,b ! ,prussian rhetorician _h two incompatible s5tim5ts 9 8 m9d2 & he insi/$ on say+ !m bo? at once4 ,he want$ to ?9k ( an ,engli% ,army z a small ?+2 b he also want$ to ?9k ( an ,engli% defeat z a big ?+4 ,he want$ to exult1 at ! same mom5t1 9 ! utt] weakness ( ! ,briti% 9 _! attack2 & ! supreme skill & val\r ( ! ,g]mans 9 repell+ su* an attack4 ,someh[ x mu/ be made a common & obvi\s collapse = ,engl&2 & yet a d>+ & unexpect$ triumph = ,g]many4 ,9 try+ to express ^! contradictory conceptions simultane\sly1 he got r mix$4 ,!re=e he bade ,g]mania fill all h] vales & m\nta9s ) ! dy+ agonies ( ?is almo/ invisible e>wig2 & let ! impure blood ( ?is cockroa* r$d5 ! ,rh9e d[n to ! sea4 ,b x w\ld be unfair to base ! criticism on ! utt]ance ( any accid5tal & h]$it>y pr9ce3 & x is q equally cle> 9 ! case ( ! philosoph]s :o h be5 held up to u1 ev5 9 ,engl&1 z ! v prophets ( progress4 ,& 9 no?+ is x %[n m %>ply ?an 9 ! curi\s confus$ talk ab\t ,race & especially ab\t ! ,teutonic ,race4 ,pr(essor ,h>nack & simil> p are reproa*+ u1 ,i und]/&1 = hav+ brok5 ! bond ( ,teutonism3 a bond :i* ! ,prussians h /rictly obs]v$ bo? 9 brea* & obs]vance4 ,we note x 9 _! op5 annexation ( l&s :olly inhabit$ by negroes1 su* z ,d5m>k4 ,we note x equally 9 _! in/ant & joyful recognition ( ! flax5 hair & light blue eyes ( ! ,turks4 ,b x is /ill ! ab/ract pr9ciple ( ,pr(essor ,h>nack :i* int]e/s me mo/2 & 9 foll[+ x ,i h ! same complexity ( enquiry1 b ! same simplicity ( result4 ,comp>+ ! ,pr(essor's conc]n ab\t ,teutonism ) 8 unconc]n ab\t ,belgium1 ,i c only rea* ! foll[+ result3 ,a man ne$ n keep a promise he has made4 ,b a man mu/ keep a promise he has n made4 ,!re c]ta9ly 0 a treaty b9d+ ,brita9 to ,belgium2 if x 0 only a scrap ( pap]4 ,if !re 0 any treaty b9d+ ,brita9 to ,teutonism x is1 to say ! lea/ ( x1 a lo/ scrap ( pap]3 almo/ :at "o might call a scrap ( wa/e-pap]4 ,"h aga9 ! p5dants "u consid]ation exhibit ! illogical p]v]sity t makes ! bra9 reel4 ,!re is obligation & !re is no obligation3 sometimes x appe>s t ,g]many & ,engl& mu/ keep fai? ) ea* o!r2 sometimes t ,g]many ne$ n keep fai? ) anybody & any?+2 sometimes t we alone among ,european peoples are almo/ entitl$ to be ,g]mans2 sometimes t beside u ,russians & ,fr5*m5 almo/ rise to a ,g]manic lovel9ess ( "*4 ,b ?r\gh all !re is1 hazy b n hypocritical1 ?is s5se ( "s common ,teutonism4 ,pr(essor ,haeckel1 ano!r ( ! witnesses rais$ up aga9/ u1 atta9$ to "s celebrity at "o "t ?r\gh prov+ ! rem>kable resemblance betwe5 two diff]5t ?+s by pr9t+ duplicate pictures ( ! same ?+4 ,pr(essor ,haeckel's contribution to biology1 9 ?is case1 0 exactly l ,pr(essor ,h>nack's contribution to e?nology4 ,pr(essor ,h>nack kn[s :at a ,g]man is l4 ,:5 he wants to imag9e :at an ,engli%man is l1 he simply photographs ! same ,g]man ov] aga94 ,9 bo? cases !re is probably s9c]ity z well z simplicity4 ,haeckel 0 s c]ta9 t ! species illu/rat$ 9 embryo really are closely relat$ & l9k$ up1 t x seem$ to him a small ?+ to simplify x by m]e repetition4 ,h>nack is s c]ta9 t ! ,g]man & ,engli%man are almo/ alike1 t he really risks ! g5]alisation t !y are exactly alike4 ,he photographs1 s to speak1 ! same fair & fooli% face twice ov]2 & calls x a rem>kable resemblance betwe5 c\s9s4 ,?us he c prove ! exi/5ce ( ,teutonism j ab\t z conclusively z ,haeckel has prov$ ! m t5able proposition ( ! non-exi/5ce ( ,god4 ,n[ ! ,g]man & ! ,engli%man are n 9 ! lea/ alike--except 9 ! s5se t nei!r ( !m are negroes4 ,!y are1 9 ev]y?+ good & evil1 m unlike ?an any o!r two m5 we c take at r&om f ! great ,european family4 ,!y are opposite f ! roots ( _! hi/ory1 nay1 ( _! geography4 ,x is an und]/atem5t to call ,brita9 insul>4 ,brita9 is n only an isl&1 b an isl& sla%$ by ! sea till x ne>ly splits into ?ree isl&s2 & ev5 ! ,midl&s c almo/ smell ! salt4 ,g]many is a p[]ful1 beautiful & f]tile inl& c\ntry1 :i* c only f9d ! sea by "o or two twi/$ & n>r[ pa?s1 z p f9d a subt]ranean lake4 ,?us ! ,briti% ,navy is really national because x is natural2 x has co-h]$ out ( hundr$s ( accid5tal adv5tures ( %ips & %ipm5 be=e ,*auc]'s "t & aft] x4 ,b ! ,g]man ,navy is an artificial ?+2 z artificial z a con/ruct$ ,alp w\ld be 9 ,engl&4 ,william ,,ii has simply copi$ ! ,briti% ,navy z ,fr$]ick ,,ii copi$ ! ,fr5* ,army3 & ?is ,japanese or anti-l assiduity 9 imitation is "o ( ! hundr$ qualities :i* ! ,g]mans h & ! ,engli% m>k$ly h n4 ,!re are o!r ,g]man sup]iorities :i* are v mu* sup]ior4 ,! "o or two really jolly ?+s t ! ,g]mans h got are precisely ! ?+s :i* ! ,engli% hav5't got3 notably a real habit ( popul> music & ( ! anci5t songs ( ! p1 n m]ely spread+ f ! t[ns or caught f ! pr(essionals4 ,9 ?is ! ,g]mans r resemble ! ,wel%3 ?\gh heav5 kn[s :at becomes ( ,teutonism if !y d4 ,b ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! ,g]mans & ! ,engli% goes deep] ?an all ^! signs ( x2 !y diff] m ?an any o!r two ,europeans 9 ! normal po/ure ( ! m9d4 ,above all1 !y diff] 9 :at is ! mo/ ,engli% ( all ,engli% traits2 t %ame :i* ! ,fr5* may be "r 9 call+ ! bad %ame2 = x is c]ta9ly mix$ up ) pride & suspicion1 ! up%ot ( :i* we call %yness4 ,ev5 an ,engli%man's rud5ess is (t5 root$ 9 8 be+ emb>rass$4 ,b a ,g]man's rud5ess is root$ 9 8 nev] be+ emb>rass$4 ,he eats & makes love noisily4 ,he nev] feels a spee* or a song or a s]mon or a l>ge meal to be :at ! ,engli% call out ( place 9 p>ticul> circum/ances4 ,:5 ,g]mans are patriotic & religi\s !y h no reactions aga9/ patriotism & religion z h ! ,engli% & ! ,fr5*4 ,nay1 ! mi/ake ( ,g]many 9 ! mod]n disa/] l>gely arose f ! facts t %e ?\ght ,engl& 0 simple :5 ,engl& is v subtle4 ,%e ?\ght t because our politics h become l>gely f9ancial t !y _h become :olly f9ancial2 t because our ari/ocrats _h become pretty cynical t !y _h become entirely corrupt4 ,!y c\ld n seize ! subtlety by :i* a r us$-up ,engli% g5tleman might sell a coronet :5 he w\ld n sell a =tress2 might l[] ! public /&>ds & yet refuse to l[] ! flag4 ,9 %ort1 ! ,g]mans are q sure t !y und]/& u entirely1 because !y d n und]/& u at all4 ,possibly if !y began to und]/& u !y might hate u ev5 m3 b ,i w\ld r be hat$ = "s small b real reason ?an pursu$ ) love on acc\nt ( all k9ds ( qualities :i* ,i d n possess & :i* ,i d n desire4 ,& :5 ! ,g]mans get _! fir/ g5u9e glimpse ( :at mod]n ,engl& is l !y w discov] t ,engl& has a v brok51 belat$ & inadequate s5se ( hav+ an obligation to ,europe1 b no sort ( s5se :atev] ( hav+ any obligation to ,teutonism4 ,?is is ! la/ & /ronge/ ( ! ,prussian qualities we h "h consid]$4 ,!re is 9 /upidity ( ?is sort a /range slipp]y /r5g?3 because x c be n only outside rules b outside reason4 ,! man :o really _c see t he is contradict+ himself has a great advantage 9 controv]sy2 ?\gh ! advantage breaks d[n :5 he tries to r$uce x to simple addition1 to *ess1 or to ! game call$ w>4 ,x is ! same ab\t ! /upidity ( ! "o-sid$ k9%ip4 ,! drunk>d :o is q c]ta9 t a total /rang] is 8 long-lo/ bro!r1 has a great] advantage until x comes to matt]s ( detail4 ,we mu/ h *aos )9 said ,nietzs*e1 t we may give bir? to a danc+ />4 ,9 ^! slight notes ,i h sugge/$ ! pr9cipal /rong po9ts ( ! ,prussian "*4 ,a failure 9 hon\r :i* almo/ am\nts to a failure 9 memory3 an egomania t is hone/ly bl9d to ! fact t ! o!r p>ty is an ego2 &1 above all1 an actual it* = tyranny & int]f]5ce1 ! devil :i* ev]y:]e torm5ts ! idle & ! pr\d4 ,to ^! mu/ be add$ a c]ta9 m5tal %apelessness :i* c exp& or contract )\t ref]5ce to reason or record2 a pot5tial inf9ity ( excuses4 ,if ! ,engli% _h be5 on ! ,g]man side1 ! ,g]man pr(essors w\ld h not$ :at irresi/ible en]gies _h evolv$ ! ,teutons4 ,z ! ,engli% are on ! o!r side1 ! ,g]man pr(essors w say t ^! ,teutons 7 n suffici5tly evolv$4 ,or !y w say t !y 7 j suffici5tly evolv$ to %[ t !y 7 n ,teutons4 ,probably !y w say bo?4 ,b ! tru? is t all t !y call evolution %\ld r be call$ evasion4 ,!y tell u !y are op5+ w9d[s ( enlight5m5t & doors ( progress4 ,! tru? is t !y are break+ up ! :ole h\se ( ! human intellect1 t !y may abscond 9 any direction4 ,!re is an om9\s & almo/ mon/r\s p>allel betwe5 ! position ( _! ov]-rat$ philosoph]s & ( _! comp>atively "u-rat$ soldi]s4 ,= :at _! pr(essors call roads ( progress are really r\tes ( escape4 ,,lett]s ,,to ,,an ,,old ,,g>ibaldian ,italy1 twice ha/ ?\ spok52 & "t is a?ir/ = ! ?ird4 --,,sw9burne4 ,my ,de> ------ ,x is a long "t s9ce we met2 & ,i fe> ^! lett]s may nev] rea* y4 ,b 9 ^! viol5t times ,i rememb] ) a curi\s vividness h[ y br&i%$ a pa9tbru% ab\t y\r easel :5 ,i 0 a boy2 & h[ x ?rill$ me to ?9k t y _h s br&i%$ a bayonet aga9/ ! ,teutons--,i hope ) ! same precision & happy results4 ,r\nd ab\t t p]iod1 ! v pigm5ts seem$ to h "s sort ( picturesque connection ) y\r national /ory4 ,!re seem$ to be some?+ gorge\s & t]rible ab\t ,v5etian ,r$2 & some?+ q cata/rophic ab\t ,burnt ,si5na4 ,b someh[ or o!r1 :5 ,i saw 9 ! /reet ye/]day ! col\rs on y\r flag1 x rem9d$ me ( ! col\rs on y\r palette4 ,y ne$ n fe> t ,i %all try to entangle y or y\r c\ntrym5 9 ! matt]s :i* x is = ,italians alone to decide4 ,y "k ! p]ils ( ei!r c\rse mu* bett] ?an ,i d4 ,italy1 mo/ assur$ly1 has no ne$ to prove h] c\rage4 ,%e has risk$ ev]y?+ 9 /&+ out t %e c\ld risk by com+ 94 ,! proclamations & press ( ,g]many make x pla9 t ! ,g]mans h ris5 to a height ( s5sibility h>dly to be di/+ui%$ f madness4 ,suppos+ ! nightm>e ( a ,prussian victory1 !y w rev5ge !mselves on ?+s m remote ?an ! ,triple ,alliance4 ,!re 0 a promise ( peace betwe5 !m & ,belgium2 !re 0 none betwe5 !m & ,engl&4 ,! promise to ,belgium !y broke4 ,! promise ( ,engl& !y inv5t$4 ,x is call$ ! ,treaty ( ,teutonism4 ,no "o ev] he>d ( x 9 ?is c\ntry2 b x seems well kn[n 9 academic circles 9 ,g]many4 ,x seems to be some?+1 connect$ ) ! col\r ( "o's hair4 ,b ,i repeat t ,i am n conc]n$ to int]f]e ) y\r decision1 save 9 s f> z ,i may provide "s mat]ials = x by describ+ our own4 ,= ,i ?9k ! fir/1 p]haps ! only1 fruitful "w an ,engli%man c d n[ = ! =mation ( =eign op9ion is to talk ab\t :at he really und]/&s1 ! condition ( ,briti% op9ion4 ,x is z simple z x is solid4 ,= ! fir/ "t1 p]haps1 :at we call ! ,unit$ ,k+dom entirely des]ves its "n4 ,!re has be5 no?+ l su* unanimity )9 an ,engli%man's recollection4 ,! ,iri% & ev5 ! ,wel% 7 l>gely pro-,bo]s1 s 7 "s ( ! mo/ ,engli% ( ! ,engli%4 ,no "o c\ld h be5 m ,engli% ?an ,fox1 yet he d5\nc$ ! w> ) ,napoleon4 ,no "o c\ld be m ,engli% ?an ,cobd51 b he d5\nc$ ! w> 9 ! ,crimea4 ,x is really extraord9>y to f9d a unit$ ,engl&4 ,inde$1 until lately1 x 0 extraord9>y to f9d a unit$ ,engli%man4 ,^? ( u :o1 l ! pres5t writ]1 repudiat$ ! ,s\? ,african w> f its beg9n+s1 _h yet a divid$ he>t 9 ! matt]1 & felt c]ta9 aspects ( x z glori\s z well z infam\s4 ,! fir/ fact ,i c (f] y is ! unque/ionable fact t all ^! d\bts & divisions h ceas$4 ,nor h !y ceas$ by any compromise2 b by a univ]sal fla% ( fai?--or1 if y w1 ( suspicion4 ,nor 7 our int]nal conflicts lightly ab&on$2 nor our reconciliations an easy matt]4 ,i am1 z y are1 a democrat & a citiz5 ( ,europe2 & my fri5ds & ,i _h gr[n to loa! ! plutocracy & privilege :i* sat 9 ! high places ( our c\ntry ) a loa?+ :i* we ?\ght no love c\ld ca/ out4 ,( ^! ri* m5 ,i w n speak "h2 ) y\r p]mission1 ,i w n ?9k ( !m4 ,w> is a t]rible bus9ess 9 any case2 & to "s intellectual temp]am5ts ?is is ! mo/ t]rible "p ( x4 ,t w> takes ! "y2 t w> sund]s ! lov]s2 t all ov] ,europe brides & bridegrooms are p>t+ at ! *ur* door3 all t is only a commonplace to commonplace p4 ,to give up "o's love = "o's c\ntry is v great4 ,b to give up "o's hate = "o's c\ntry1 ?is may also h 9 x some?+ ( pride & some?+ ( purification4 ,:at is x t has made ! ,briti% peoples ?us def] n only _! artificial p>ade ( p>ty politics b _! real social & moral compla9ts & dem&s8 ,:at is x t has unit$ all ( u aga9/ ! ,prussian1 z aga9/ a mad dog8 ,x is ! pres5ce ( a c]ta9 _s1 z unmi/akable z a pung5t smell1 :i* we feel is capable ( )]+ all ! good ?+s 9 ?is _w4 ,! burgl>y ( ,belgium1 ! bribe to betray ,france1 ^! are n excuses2 !y are facts4 ,b !y are only ! facts by :i* we came to "k ( ! pres5ce ( ! _s4 ,!y d n suffice to def9e ! :ole _s itself4 ,a good r\gh summ>y is to say t x is ! _s ( b>b>ism2 b inde$ x is some?+ worse4 ,x is ! _s ( second-rate civilisation2 & ! di/9ction involves ! mo/ important diff]5ces4 ,grant$ t x c\ld exi/1 pure b>b>ism c\ld n la/ long2 z pure babyhood _c la/ long4 ,( 8 own nature ! baby is int]e/$ 9 ! tick+ ( a wat*2 & ! "t w come :5 y w h to tell him1 if y only tell him ! wrong "t4 ,& t is exactly :at ! second-rate civilisation does4 ,b ! vital po9t is "h4 ,! ab/ract b>b>ian w\ld copy4 ,! cockney & incomplete civilisation always sets itself up to be copi$4 ,& 9 ! case "h consid]$1 ! ,g]man ?9ks t x is n only 8 bus9ess to spread education1 b to spread compulsory education4 ,sci5ce comb9$ ) organisation1 says ,pr(essor ,o/wald ( ,b]l9 ,univ]sity1 makes u t]rible to our oppon5ts & ensures a ,g]man future = ,europe4 ,t is1 z %ortly z x c be put1 :at we are fight+ ab\t4 ,we are fight+ to prev5t a ,g]man future = ,europe4 ,we ?9k x w\ld be n>r[]1 na/i]1 less sane1 less capable ( lib]ty & ( laught]1 ?an any ( ! wor/ p>ts ( ! ,european pa/4 ,& :5 ,i ca/ ab\t = a =m 9 :i* to expla9 %ortly :y we ?9k s1 ,i ?\ght ( y4 ,= ?is is a matt] s l>ge t ,i "k n h[ to express x except 9 t]ms ( arti/s l y1 9 ! s]vice ( beauty & ! fai? 9 fre$om4 ,prussia1 at lea/ _c help me2 ,"l ,palm]/on1 ,i believe1 call$ x a c\ntry ( damn$ pr(essors4 ,"l ,palm]/on1 ,i fe>1 us$ ! ^w damn$ m or less flippantly4 ,i use x rev]5tly4 ,rome1 at h] v weake/1 has always be5 a riv] t w&]s & wid5s & t wat]s _m fields4 ,b]l91 at its /ronge/1 w nev] be any?+ b a :irlpool1 :i* seeks its own c5tre1 & is suck$ d[n4 ,x w\ld only n>r[ all ! re/ ( ,europe1 z x has already n>r[$ all ! re/ ( ,g]many4 ,!re is a _s ( diseas$ egoism1 :i* at la/ makes all ?+s sp9 ^u "o p9-po9t 9 ! bra94 ,x is a _s express$ m (t5 9 ! slangs ?an 9 ! tongues ( m54 ,! ,engli% call x a fad4 ,i d n "k :at ! ,italians call x2 ! ,prussians call x philosophy4 ,"h is ! sort ( in/ance t made me ?9k ( y4 ,:at w\ld y feel fir/1 let u say1 if ,i m5tion$ ,mi*ael ,angelo8 ,= ! fir/ mom5t1 p]haps1 bor$om3 su* z ,i feel :5 ,am]icans ask me ab\t ,/rat=d-on-,avon4 ,b1 suppos+ t j fe> quiet$1 y w\ld feel :at ,i & e "o else c feel4 ,x might be ! s5se ( ! maje/ic h&s ( ,man ^u ! locks ( ! la/ doors ( life2 l>ge & t]rible h&s1 l ^? ( t y\? :o poises ! /one above ,flor5ce1 & looks out ^u ! circle ( ! hills4 ,x might be t huge heave ( flank & *e/ & ?roat 9 ,! ,slave1 :i* is l an e>?quake lift+ a :ole l&scape2 x might be t trem5d\s ,madonna1 ^: *>ity is m /rong ?an dea?4 ,anyh[1 y\r ?\ghts w\ld be some?+ wor?y ( ! man's t]rible paganism & 8 m t]rible ,*ri/ianity4 ,:o b ,god c\ld h grav5 ,mi*ael ,angelo2 :o came s ne> to grav+ ! ,"m ( ,god8 ,g]man culture deals ) ! matt] z foll[s3--,mi*elangelo ,buon>otti 7#adge-aefd74--7;,b]nh>d7 ance/or ( ! family1 liv$ 9 ,flor5ce ab\t #abaj4 ,he _h two sons1 ,b]l+hi]i & ,buon>rota4 ,by ?is "n recurr+ frequ5tly 9 lat] g5]ations1 ! family came to be call$4 ,x is a ,g]man "n1 comp\nd$ ( ,bona 7,bohn7 & ,hrodo1 ,roto 7,rohde1 ,ro!7 ,bona & ,rotto are cit$ z ,lomb>d names4 ,buon>otti is p]haps ! old ,lomb>d ,beonrad1 correspond+ to ! ^w ,bonro?4 ,correspond+ names are ,mackrodt1 ,o/]ro?1 ,leon>d4 ,& s on1 & s on1 & s on4 ,9 8 face he has always be5 well-col\r$444! eyes might be call$ small r ?an l>ge1 ( ! col\r ( horn1 b v>iable ) 'flecks' ( yell[ & blue4 ,hair & be>d are black4 ,^! p>ticul>s are confirm$ by ! portraits4 ,fir/ & =emo/ take ! portrait ( ,bugi>d9i 9 ,museo ,buon>otti4 ,"h comes to view ! 'fleck$' appe>ance ( ! iris1 especially 9 ! "r eye4 ,! left may be describ$ z almo/ :olly blue4 ,& s on1 & s on1 & s on4 ,9 ! ,museo ,civico at ,pavia1 is a fresco lik5ess by an unkn[n h&1 9 :i* ?is fre% r$ is di/9ctly recognisable on ! face4 ,tak+ all ^! bodily *>act]i/ics into consid]ation1 x mu/ be said f an an?ropological po9t ( view t ?\gh orig9ally ( ,g]man family he 0 a hybrid betwe5 ! ,nor? & ,we/ brunette race4 ,w\ld y take ! tr\ble to prove t ,mi*ael ,angelo 0 an ,italian t ?is man takes to prove t he 0 a ,g]man8 ,( c\rse n4 ,! only impression ?is man 7:o is a recognis$ ,prussian hi/orian7 produces on y\r m9d or m9e is t he does n c>e ab\t ,mi*ael ,angelo4 ,= y1 be+ an ,italian1 are !re=e some?+ m ?an an ,italian2 & ,i be+ an ,engli%man1 some?+ m ?an an ,engli%man4 ,b ?is poor fell[ really _c be any?+ m ?an a ,prussian4 ,he digs & digs to f9d dead ,prussians1 9 ! catacombs ( ,rome or "u ! ru9s ( ,troy4 ,if he c f9d "o blue eye ly+ ab\t some:]e1 he is satisfi$4 ,he has no philosophy4 ,he has a hobby1 :i* is collect+ ,g]mans4 ,x w\ld probably be va9 = y & me to po9t out t we c\ld prove any?+ by ! sort ( +5uity :i* f9ds ! ,g]man ro! 9 ,buon>otti4 ,we c\ld h great fun depriv+ ,g]many ( all h] g5iuses 9 t /yle4 ,we c\ld say t ,moltke mu/ h be5 an ,italian1 f ! old ,lat9 root mol--indicat+ ! sweetness ( t g5]al's disposition4 ,we might say ,bism>ck 0 a ,fr5*man1 s9ce 8 "n beg9s ) ! popul> !atrical cry ( ,bis6 ,we might say ,goe! 0 an ,engli%man1 because 8 "n beg9s ) ! popul> sport+ cry ,g6 ,b ! ultimate diff]5ce betwe5 u & ! ,prussian pr(essor is simply t we are n mad4 ,! fa!r ( ,fr$]ick ! ,great1 ! f\nd] ( ! m mod]n ,hoh5zoll]ns1 0 mad4 ,8 madness consi/$ ( /eal+ giants2 l an unscrupul\s travell+ %[man4 ,any man mu* ov] six foot high1 :e!r he 7 call$ ! ,russian ,giant or ! ,iri% ,giant or ! ,*9ese ,giant or ! ,hott5tot ,giant1 0 9 dang] ( be+ kidnapp$ & imprison$ 9 a ,prussian uni=m4 ,x is ! same mean sort ( madness t is work+ 9 ,prussian pr(essors su* z ! "o ,i h quot$4 ,!y c get no fur!r ?an ! notion ( /eal+ giants4 ,i w n bore y n[ ) all ! o!r giants !y h tri$ to /eal2 x is en\gh to say t ,/4 ,paul1 ,leon>do da ,v9ci1 & ,%akespe>e himself are among ! mon/rosities exhibit$ at ,fr$]ick-,william fair--on gr\nds z good z ^? quot$ above4 ,b ,i h put ?is p>ticul> case be=e y1 z an arti/ r ?an an ,italian1 to %[ :at ,i mean :5 ,i object to a ,g]man future = ,europe4 ,i object to some?+ :i* believes v mu* 9 itself1 & 9 :i* ,i d n 9 ! lea/ believe4 ,i object to some?+ :i* is conceit$ & small-m9d$2 b :i* also has t k9d ( p]t9acity :i* always belongs to lunatics4 ,x wants to be able to congratulate itself on ,mi*ael ,angelo2 nev] to congratulate ! _w4 ,x is ! _s t c be se5 9 ^? :o g bald try+ to trace a g5ealogy2 or g bankrupt try+ to make out a claim to "s remote e/ate4 ,! ,prussian has ! inconsi/5cy ( ! p>v5u2 he w lab\r to prove t he is relat$ to "s g5tleman ( ! ,r5aissance1 ev5 :ile he boa/s ( be+ able to buy him up4 ,if ! ,italians 7 really great1 :y--!y 7 really ,g]mans2 & if !y w]5't really ,g]mans1 well !n1 !y w]5't really great4 ,x is an occupation = an old maid4 ,?ree or f\r hundr$ ye>s ago1 9 ! sad sil5ce t _h foll[$ ! comp>ative failure ( ! noble ef=t ( ! ,middle ,ages1 !re came ^u all ,europe a /orm out ( ! s\?4 ,its tumult is ( _m tongues2 "o c he> 9 x ! laught] ( ,rabelais1 or1 = t matt]1 ! lyrics ( ,%akespe>e2 b ! d>k he>t ( ! /orm 0 inde$ m au/ral & volcanic2 a noise ( ?und]\s w+s & ! "n ( ,mi*ael ! ,ar*angel4 ,& :5 x _h %ock$ & purifi$ ! _w & pass$1 a ,prussian pr(essor f\nd a fea!r fall5 to e>?2 & prov$ 79 sev]al volumes7 t x c\ld only h come f a ,prussian ,eagle4 ,he _h se5 "o--9 a cage4 ,y\rs ------1 ,g4,k4 ,,*e/]ton4 99 99 99 99 99 ,my ,de> ------ ,! facts be=e all ,europeans to-day are s fundam5tal t ,i /ill f9d x easi] to talk ab\t !m to y z to an old fri5d1 r ?an put x 9 ! %ape ( a pamphlet4 ,9 my la/ lett] ,i po9t$ out two facts :i* are pivots4 ,! fir/ is t1 to any really cultur$ p]son1 ,prussia is second-rate4 ,! second is t to almo/ any ,prussian1 ,prussia is really fir/-rate2 & is prep>$1 q lit]ally1 to police ! re/ ( ! _w4 ,= ! fir/ matt]1 ! comp>ative inf]iority ( ,g]man culture _c be d\bt$ by p l y4 ,"o ( ! ,g]man pap]s pa!tically said t1 ?\gh ! mangl+ ( ,mal9es & ,rheims 0 v sad1 x 0 a com=t to ?9k t yet nobl] works ( art w\ld spr+ up :]ev] ! ,g]man culture _h pass$ 9 triumph4 ,f ! po9t ( view ( hum\r1 x is really r sad t !y nev] w4 ,! ,g]man ,emp]or's idea ( a ,go?ic ca!dral is z provocative to ! fancy z ,mrs4 ,todg]s' idea ( a wood5 leg4 ,b ,i ?9k x p]fectly probable t !y really int5d$ to set up su* beautiful build+s z !y c\ld4 ,hav+ be5 blasphem\s en\gh to ru9 su* ?+s1 !y might well be blasphem\s en\gh to replace !m4 ,ev5 if ! ,prussian attempt on ,p>is _h n :olly collaps$ z x has1 ,i d\bt :e!r ! ,prussians w\ld h de/roy$ ev]y?+4 ,i d\bt :e!r !y w\ld ev5 h de/roy$ ! ,v5us de ,milo4 ,m probably !y w\ld h put a pair ( arms on x1 design$ by "s ris+ ,g]man arti/--! ,emp]or or somebody4 ,& ! two arms ?us add$ w\ld look at once l ! arms ( a woman at a wa%-tub4 ,! de/roy]s ( ! t[] ( ,rheims are q capable ( de/roy+ ! ,t[] ( ,giotto4 ,b !y are equally capable ( ! great] crime ( complet+ x4 ,& if !y put on a spire1 :at a spire x w\ld be6 ,:at an ext+ui%] = t cle> & almo/ transp>5t ,*ri/ian c&le6 ,h y read "s ( ! ,g]man explanations ( ,hamlet8 ,did ,i tell y t ,leon>do's hair mu/ h be5 ,g]man hair1 because s _m ( 8 contempor>ies said x 0 beautiful8 ,?is is :at ,i call be+ second-rate4 ,all ! ,g]man excitem5t ab\t ! colonies ( ,engl& is only a half und]/&+ ( :at 0 once h]oic & is n[ l>gely caddi%4 ,! ,g]man ,emp]or's naval vision is a bad copy ( ,nelson1 z c]ta9ly z ,fr$]ick ! ,great's v]ses 7 a bad copy ( ,voltaire4 ,b ! second po9t 0 ev5 m important2 t weak z ! ?+ is m5tally x is /rong mat]ially2 & w impose itself mat]ially if we p]mit x4 ,! ,prussians h fail$ 9 ev]y?+ else2 b !y h n fail$ 9 gett+ _! subject ?\s&s to d z !y are told4 ,!y _c put up black & :ite t[]s 9 ,flor5ce2 b !y c really put up black & :ite po/s 9 ,alsace4 ,!y h fail$ 9 diplomacy4 ,i suppose x might be call$ a failure 9 diplomacy to come into ! fight ) two enemies extra & "o ally ! less4 ,if ! ,g]mans1 in/ead ( s5d+ spies to /udy ! ,belgian soil1 _h s5t spies to consid] ! ,belgian s\l1 !y w\ld h be5 sav$ h>d "w = a week or two4 ,!y h fail$ 9 controv]sy4 ,i suppose x might be call$ a failure 9 controv]sy to say t ,engl& may be keep+ h] ^w = "s wick$ purpose2 :ile ,g]many may be break+ h] ^w = "s noble purpose4 ,& t is practically all t ! ,g]mans c manage to say4 ,!y say t we are an insatiable1 unscrupul\s1 piratical p[]2 & ?is wild _s :irl$ u into ! mad c\rse ( respect+ a treaty we _h sign$4 ,!y c f9d 9 u no treason except t we keep our treaties3 fail+ to d ?is ,i call fail+ 9 controv]sy4 ,!y h fail$ 9 popul> p]suasion4 ,!y h _h a v good opportunity4 ,! ,briti% ,empire does conta9 _m p :o h be5 badly treat$ 9 v>i\s ways3 ! ,iri%1 ! ,bo]s2 nay1 ! ,am]icans !mselves1 ^: national exi/5ce began ) be+ badly treat$4 ,) ^! ! ,prussians h done comp>atively little2 & ) ,europeans ( y\r sort no?+4 ,!y h nev] once really sympa?is$ ) ! feel+ ( a ,switz] = ,switz]l&2 ! feel+ ( a ,norwegian = ,norway2 ! feel+ ( a ,tuscan = ,tuscany4 ,ev5 :5 nations are neutral1 ,prussia c h>dly be> !m to be patriotic4 ,ev5 :5 !y are c\rt+ e "o else !y c praise no "o b !mselves4 ,!y fail 9 diplomacy1 !y fail 9 debate1 !y fail ev5 9 demagogy4 ,!y h /upid plots1 /upid explanations1 & ev5 /upid apologies4 ,b !re is "o ?+ !y really d n fail 94 ,!y d n fail 9 f9d+ p /upid en\gh to c>ry !m out4 ,n[1 x is ?is "q ,i w\ld ask y to consid]2 y1 z a good middle type ( ! ,lat9s1 a ,lib]al b a ,ca?olic1 an arti/ b a soldi]4 ,! dang] to ! :ole civilisation ( :i* ,rome 0 ! f\nta9 lies 9 ?is4 ,t ! m ?is /range ,pruss p fail 9 all ! o!r ?+s1 ! m !y w fall back on ?is m]e fact ( a brutal ob$i5ce4 ,!y w give ord]s2 !y h no?+ else to give4 ,i say t ?is is ! "q = y2 ,i d n say1 ,i d n dream ( say+1 t ! answ] is = me4 ,x is = y to weigh ! *ance t _! v failures 9 ! arts ( peace w drive !m back ^u ! arts ( w>4 ,!y c\ld n1 & !y did n1 dupe y\r p 9 diplomacy4 ,!y did ! mo/ undiplomatic ?+ t c be done2 !y conceal$ a brea* ( p>tn]%ip )\t ev5 conceal+ ! concealm5t4 ,!y in/igat$ ! intrigue 9 ,au/ria 9 su* a way t ,italy c\ld hone/ly claim all ! fre$om ( pa/ ignorance1 comb9$ ) all ! disillusionm5t ( pres5t k4 ,!y s ran ! ,triple ,alliance t !y _h to admit y\r grievance1 at ! v mom5t :5 !y claim$ y\r aid4 ,! ,engli% are /upid] & less s5sitive ?an y are2 b ev5 ! ,engli% f\nd ! ,g]man ,*ancellor's diplomacy n ins9uat+ b simply insult+2 ,i swe> ,i w\ld be a bett] diplomati/ myself4 ,9 ! same way1 !re is no dang] ( p l y be+ corrupt$ 9 controv]sy4 ,!re is no fe> t ! pr(essors :o pullulate all ov] ! ,baltic ,pla9 w ov]come ! ,lat9s 9 logic4 ,"s ( !m ev5 claim to be sup]-logical2 & say !y are too big = syllogisms2 g5]ally hav+ f\nd ev5 "o syllogism too big = !m4 ,if !y compla9 ei!r ( y\r ab/5tion f _! cause or y\r adhesion to any o!r1 y h an unansw]able answ]4 ,y w say1 z y did say1 t y did n break ! ,triple ,alliance1 ev5 = ! sake ( peace4 ,x 0 !y :o broke x = ! sake ( w>4 ,y1 obvi\sly1 _h z mu* "r to be consult$ ab\t ,s]via z ,au/ria _h2 & on ! m]e *ess-bo>d ( argum5t x is mate 9 "o move4 ,nor are !y 9 ! lea/ fitt$ to make an appeal to ! popul> s5tim5t ( y\r p4 ,! ,engli%1 ,i d>e say1 & ! ,fr5*1 h talk$ an amaz+ am\nt ( nons5se ab\t y2 b !y und]/& a little bett]4 ,!y d n write exactly l ?is1 :i* is f ! mo/ public & accept$ ,prussian political philosoph] 7,*amb]la974 ,:o c live 9 ,italy to-day & mix ) its amiable & highly gift$ inhabitants )\t feel+ ) pa9 t "h a great nation is lo/1 irr$eemably lo/1 because x lacks ! inn] driv+ p[]1 etc41 :i* has br\ght ,von ,kluck s triumphantly ?r\gh ,p>is4 ,ev5 a half-educat$ ,engli%man1 :o has he>d ( no ,italian poet except ,dante1 kn[s t he 0 some?+ m ?an amiable4 ,ev5 a positively illit]ate ,fr5*man1 :o has he>d ( no ,italian w>rior except ,napoleon1 kn[s t x 0 n 9 inn] driv+ =ce t ! artill]yman 9 "q 0 defici5t4 ,:o c live 9 ,italy to-day8 ,evid5tly ! ,prussian philosoph] c't4 ,8 impressions are tak5 f ,italian op]as2 n f ,italian /reets2 c]ta9ly n f ,italian fields4 ,z a matt] ( fact su* images ( ,italy z burn 9 ! memories ( mo/ op5-m9d$ ,nor!rn]s :o h be5 !re1 are ( exactly ! o!r k9d4 ,i = "o %\ld be incl9$ to say1 ,:o c live 9 ,italy to-day )\t feel+ t a woman fe$+ *ildr51 or a man *opp+ wood1 may almo/ t\* him ) fe> ) ! fulness ( _! humanity3 s t he c almo/ smell blood1 z "o smells burn+8 ,italians (t5 look lazy2 t is1 !y look z if !y w\ld n move2 b n z if !y c\ld n move1 z _m ,g]mans d4 ,b ev5 ?\gh ?is =mula fitt$ ! ,italians1 x seems sc>cely calculat$ to please !m4 ,= ! ,prussians1 !n1 ) ! failure ( _! diplomacy1 ! failure ( _! philosophy1 we may also place ! failure ( _! appeals to a =eign p4 ,! ,prussian writ] may cont9ue 8 attempts to soo! & *>m y by tell+ y t y are irr$eemably lo/1 & t all great ,italians mu/ h be5 some?+ else4 ,b ! me?od seems to me ill adapt$ to popul> propag&a2 & ,i _c b say t on ?is ?ird po9t ( p]suasion1 ! ,g]man attempt is n /rik+4 ,n[ all ?is is important = ?is reason4 ,if y consid] x c>efully y w see :y ,europe mu/1 at :atev] co/1 break ,g]many 9 battle3 & put an end to h] milit>y & mat]ial p[] to d ?+s4 ,if we all h to fight = x1 if we all h to die = x1 x mu/ be done4 ,if we f9d allies 9 ! dw>fs ( ,gre5l& or ! giants ( ,patagonia1 x mu/ be done4 ,& ! reason is t unless x is lit]ally & mat]ially done1 o!r ?+s w be lit]ally & mat]ially done2 & horrify ! heav5s4 ,!y w be silly ?+s2 !y w be b5ight$ & limit$ & laughable ?+s2 b !y w be accompli%$ ?+s4 ,no?+ c\ld be m ridicul\s1 if t is all1 ?an ! moral position ( ! ,prussian 9 ,pol&2 :]e a magnific5t (fic]1 mak+ a va/ p>ade ( rul+1 tries to *eat poor peasants out ( _! fields 7& gets *eat$7 & !n takes refuge 9 beat+ little boys = say+ _! pray]s 9 _! native tongue4 ,all :o rememb] any?+ ( dignity1 ( irony1 9 %ort ( ,rome & reason1 c see :y an (fic] ne$ n1 %\ld n1 _h bett] n1 & g5]ally does n1 beat little boys4 ,b an (fic] c beat little boys3 & a ,prussian (fic] w g on do+ x until y take away ! /ick4 ,no?+ c\ld be m comic1 if t is all1 ?an ! position ( ,prussians 9 ,alsace3 :i* !y decl>e to be purely ,g]man & admit to be furi\sly ,fr5*2 s t !y h to t]rorise x by sabr+ anybody1 includ+ cripples4 ,aga91 any ( u c see :y an (fic] ne$ n1 %\ld n1 _h bett] n1 & g5]ally does n1 sabre a cripple4 ,b an (fic] c sabre a cripple2 & a ,prussian (fic] w g on do+ x until y take away ! sabre4 ,x is ?is insane & rigid realism t makes _! case peculi>3 l t ( a ,*9aman copy+ some?+1 or a half-witt$ s]vant tak+ a message4 ,if !y _h ! p[] to put black & :ite po/s r\nd ! grave ( ,virgil1 or dig up ,dante to see if he _h yell[ hair1 ! m]e do+ ( x :i* = "s ( u w\ld be ! mo/ unlikely1 w\ld = !m be ! lea/ unlikely ?+4 ,!y d n he> ! laught] ( ! ages4 ,if !y _h ! p[] to treat ! ,engli% or ,italian ,premi] q lit]ally z a traitor1 & %oot him aga9/ a wall1 !y are q capable ( turn+ su* hy/]ical rhetoric into reality3 & scatt]+ 8 bra9s be=e !y _h collect$ _! own4 ,!y d n feel atmosph]es4 ,!y are all a little deaf2 z !y are all a little %ort-sight$4 ,!y are annoy$ :5 _! enemies1 aft] su* exp]i5ces z ^? ( ,belgium1 accuse !m ( break+ _! promises4 ,& 9 "o s5se !y are "r2 = !re are "s sorts ( promises !y probably w\ld keep4 ,if !y h promis$ to respect a free c\ntry1 or an old fri5d1 to obs]ve a sworn p>tn]%ip1 or to sp>e a h>mless population1 !y w f9d su* re/rictions *ill+ & irksome4 ,!y w ask "s pr(essor on :at pr9ciple !y are disc>d+ x4 ,b if !y h promis$ to %oot ! cross (f a *ur* spire1 or empty ! inkpot into somebody's be]1 or br+ home somebody's e>s 9 _! pocket = ! pleasure ( _! families1 ,i ?9k 9 ^! cases !y w\ld feel a sort ( a %ad[ ( :at civilis$ m5 feel 9 ! fulfilm5t ( a promise1 z di/9ct f ! mak+ ( x4 ,&1 9 consid]ation ( su* cases1 ,i _c g ! :ole l5g? ( ^? sev]e critics :o say t a ,prussian w nev] keep 8 promise4 ,un=tunately1 x is precisely ?is sort ( actuality & fulfilm5t t makes x urg5t t ,europe %\ld put =? h] :ole en]gy to drag d[n ^! antique demoniacs2 ^! idiots fill$ ) =ce z by fi5ds4 ,!y w d ?+s1 z a maniac w1 until he _c d !m4 ,to me x seem$ t "s ?+s c\ld n be said & done4 ,i ?\ght a man w\ld h be5 a%am$ to bribe a new enemy l ,engl& to betray an old enemy l ,france4 ,i ?\ght a man w\ld h be5 a%am$ to puni% ! pure self-def5ce ( folk s (f5celess z ! ,belgians4 ,^! hopes mu/ g f u1 my fri5d4 ,!re is only "o ?+ ( :i* ! ,prussian w\ld be a%am$2 & ( t1 we h sworn to ,god1 he %all ta/e be=e ! end4 99 99 99 99 99 ,my ,de> ------ ,! ,prussianis$ ,g]man1 ( :atev] bl5d ( races he may be1 has "o quality :i* may p]haps be racially simple2 b :i* is1 at any rate1 v pla94 ,*amb]la91 ! ,g]man philosoph] or hi/orian 7,i "k n :i* to call him or h[ to call him ei!r7 rem>ks some:]e t purebr$ races possess fidelity2 he in/ances ! negro & ! dog--&1 ,i suppose1 ! ,g]man4 ,anyh[1 x is true t !re is a recognisable & real ?+ :i* might be call$ fidelity 7or p]haps monotony7 :i* exi/s 9 ,g]mans 9 ab\t ! same /yle z 9 dogs & nigg]s4 ,! ,nor? ,teuton really has 9 ?is respect ! simplicities ( ! savage & ! l[] animals2 t he has no reactions4 ,he does n laugh at himself4 ,he does n want to kick himself4 ,he does n1 l mo/ ( u1 rep5t--or occasionally ev5 rep5t ( rep5t+4 ,he does n read 8 own works & f9d !m mu* worse or mu* bett] ?an he _h expect$4 ,he does n feel a fa9t irrational s5se ( debau*1 aft] ev5 div9e pleasures ( ?is life4 ,wat* him at a ,g]man re/aurant1 & y w satisfy y\rself t he does n4 ,9 %ort1 bo? 9 ! mo/ sci5tific & 9 ! mo/ casual s5se ( ! ^w1 he does n "k :at x is to h a temp]4 ,he does n b5d & fly back l /eel2 he /icks out1 l wood4 ,9 ?is he diff]s f any nation ,i h kn[n1 f y\r nation & m9e1 f ! ,fr5*1 ! ,spani%1 ! ,scot*1 ! ,wel% & ! ,iri%4 ,bad luck nev] braces him z x does u4 ,good luck nev] fright5s him z x does u4 ,x c be se5 9 :at ! ,fr5* call ,*auv9ism & we call ,j+oism4 ,= u x is fireworks2 = him x is daylight4 ,on ,mafek+ ,night1 celebrat+ a small b picturesque success aga9/ ! ,bo]s1 ne>ly ev]ybody 9 ,london came out wav+ little flags4 ,ne>ly ev]ybody 9 ,london is n[ he>tily a%am$ ( x4 ,b x w\ld nev] occur to ! ,prussians n to ride _! high horses ) ! fre%e/ insol5ce = ! f>-(f victory ( ,s$an2 ?\gh on t v anniv]s>y ! /> ( _! fate _h turn$ scornful 9 ! sky1 & ,von ,kluck 0 9 retreat f ,p>is4 ,above all1 ! ,prussian does n feel annoy$1 z ,i d1 :5 =eign]s praise 8 c\ntry = all ! wrong reasons4 ,! ,prussian w all[ y to praise him = any reasons1 = any l5g? ( "t1 = any et]nity ( folly2 he is !re to be prais$4 ,probably he is pr\d ( ?is2 probably he ?9ks he has a good dige/ion1 because ! poison ( praise does n make him sick4 ,he ?9ks ! abs5ce ( su* d\bt1 or self-k1 makes = composure1 gr&eur1 a colossal calm1 a sup]ior race--9 %ort1 ! :ole claim ( ! ,teutons to be ! highe/ spiritual product ( ,nature & ,evolution4 ,b z ,i h notic$ a calm unity ev5 m complete1 n only 9 dogs & negroes1 b 9 slugs1 sl[-worms1 mangoldwurzels1 moss1 mud & bits ( /one1 ,i am a sceptic ab\t ?is te/ = ! m>%all+ 9 rank ( all ! *ildr5 ( ,god4 ,n[ ,i po9t ?is out to y "h = a v practical reason4 ,! ,prussian w nev] und]/& revolutions--:i* are g5]ally reactions4 ,he reg>ds !m1 n only ) dislike1 b ) a my/]i\s k9d ( pity4 ,?r\gh\t 8 confus$ popul> hi/ories1 !re runs a /range sugge/ion t civic populations h fail$ hi!rto1 & fail$ because !y 7 always fight+4 ,! population ( ,b]l9 does n fight1 or c't2 & !re=e ,b]l9 w succe$ :]e ,greece & ,rome h fail$4 ,hi!rto x is pla9 en\gh t ,b]l9 has succe$$ 9 no?+ except 9 bad copies ( ,greece & ,rome2 & ,prussians w\ld be wis] to discuss ! details ( ! ,greek & ,roman pa/1 :i* we c foll[1 r ?an ! details ( _! own future1 ab\t :i* we are naturally n s well in=m$4 ,well1 e dome !y build1 e pill> !y put upright1 e p$e/al = epitaph or panel = decoration1 e type ( *ur*1 ,ca?olic or ,prote/ant1 e k9d ( /reet1 l>ge or small1 !y h copi$ f ! old ,pagan or ,ca?olic cities2 & ^? cities1 :5 !y made ^? ?+s1 7 boil+ ) revolutions4 ,i rememb] a ,g]man pr(essor say+ to me1 ,i %\ld h no scruple ab\t ext+ui%+ su* republics z ,brazil1 ,v5ezuela1 ,bolivia1 ,nic>agua2 !y are p]petually riot+ = "o ?+ or ano!r4 ,i said ,i suppos$ he w\ld h _h no scruple 9 ext+ui%+ ,a!ns1 ,rome1 ,flor5ce & ,p>is2 = !y 7 always riot+ = "o ?+ or ano!r4 ,8 reply indicat$1 ,i ?\ght1 t he felt ab\t ,cs> or ,ri5zi v mu* z ! ,scot* ,presbyt]ian ,m9i/] felt ab\t ,*ri/1 :5 he 0 rem9d$ ( ! corn-pluck+ on ! ,sabba?1 & said1 ,weel1 ,i d9na ?9k ! bett] ( him4 ,9 o!r words he 0 q positive1 l all 8 c\ntrym51 t he c\ld impose a sort ( ,pax ,g]manica1 :i* w\ld satisfy all ! ne$s ( ord] & ( fre$om =ev]2 leav+ no ne$ = revolutions or reactions4 ,i am myself ( a diff]5t op9ion4 ,:5 ,i 0 a *ild1 :5 ! toy-trade ( ,g]many _h begun to flood ?is c\ntry1 !re 0 a priggi% ,briti% c\plet1 engrav5 on ! m9ds ( gov]nesses1 :i* ran-- ,:at ! ,g]man *ildr5 delight to make ,! ,engli% *ildr5 delight to break4 ,i c answ] = ! delight ( ! ,engli% *ildr52 a j & godlike delight4 ,i am n s sure ab\t ! delight ( ! ,g]man *ildr51 :5 !y 7 caught 9 ! inf]nal :eels ( ! mod]n civilisation ( factories4 ,b1 = ! pres5t1 ,i am only conc]n$ to say t ,i d n accept ?is l9e ( hi/orical division4 ,i d n ?9k hi/ory supports ! view t ^? :o c\ld break ?+s c\ld n make !m4 ,?is is ! lea/ intrusive approa* by :i* ,i c t\* on a topic t mu/ ( necessity be a delicate "o2 yet :i* may well be a difficulty among ,lat9s l y\rself4 ,aga9/ ?is prepo/]\s ,prussian up/>t we h n only to protect our unity2 we h ev5 to protect our qu>rels4 ,& ! deepe/ ( ! reactions or revolts ( :i* ,i h spok5 is ! qu>rel :i* 7v tragically z ,i ?9k7 has = "s hundr$ ye>s clov5 ! ,*ri/ian f ! ,lib]al ideal4 ,x w\ld ill become me1 9 ^: c\ntry !re is nei!r su* cle> doctr9e nor su* combative democracy1 to suppose x c be easy = any ( y to close up su* sacr$ w\nds4 ,!re mu/ /ill be ,ca?olics :o feel !y c nev] =give a ,jacob94 ,!re mu/ /ill be old ,republicans :o feel t !y c\ld nev] endure a prie/4 ,& yet !re is some?+1 ! m]e sight ( :i* %\ld lock !m bo? 9 an in/ant alliance4 ,!y h only to look nor?w>d & hold ! ?ird ?+1 :i* ?9ks itself sup]ior to ei!r3 ! enorm\s turnip-face ( ce type l1 z ! ,fr5* say1 :o conceives t he c make !m bo? l himself & yet rema9 sup]ior to bo?4 ,i implore y to keep out ( ! h&s ( ?is ,fool ! qu>rel ( ! great sa9ts & ( ! great blasphem]s4 ,he w d to religion :at he w d to art2 mix up all ! col\rs on y\r palette into ! col\r ( mud3 & !n say t only ! purifi$ eyes ( ,teutons c see t x is pure :ite4 ,! o!r day ! ,director ( ,museums 9 ,b]l9 0 said to be sett+ ab\t ! creation ( a new k9d ( ,art3 ,g]man ,art4 ,philosoph]s & m5 ( sci5ce 7 at ! same "t direct$ to meet r\nd ! table & f\nd a new ,religion3 ,g]man ,religion4 ,h[ c su* p appreciate art2 h[ c !y appreciate religion--nay1 h[ c !y appreciate irreligion8 ,h[ does "o inv5t a message8 ,h[ does "o create a ,creator8 ,is x n ! pla9 mean+ ( ! ,gospel t x is good news8 ,& is x n ! pla9 mean+ ( good news t x mu/ come f outside oneself8 ,o!rwise ,i c\ld make myself happy ?is mom5t1 by inv5t+ an enorm\s victory 9 ,fl&]s4 ,& ,i suppose 7n[ ,i come to ?9k ( x7 t ! ,g]mans d4 ,by ! fulness ( y\r fai? & ev5 ! fulness ( y\r despair1 y t rememb] ,rome1 h e>n$ a "r to prev5t all our qu>rels be+ qu5*$ 9 su* cold wat] f ! nor?4 ,b x is n too mu* to say t nei!r religion at its wor/ nor republicanism at its wor/ ev] (f]$ ! co>se insult to all mank9d t is (f]$ by ?is new & nak$ly univ]sal mon>*y4 ,!re has always be5 some?+ common to civilis$ m51 :e!r !y call$ x be+ m]ely a citiz52 or be+ m]ely a s9n]4 ,!re has always be5 some?+ :i* y\r ance/ors call$ ,v]ecundia2 :i* is at once humility & dignity4 ,:atev] our faults1 we d n d exactly z ! ,prussians d4 ,we d n bell[ day & night to draw att5tion to our own /]n sil5ce4 ,we d n praise ourselves solely because nobody else w praise u4 ,i1 = "o1 say at ! end ( ^! lett]s1 z ,i said at ! beg9n+2 t 9 ^! int]national matt]s ,i h (t5 diff]$ f my c\ntrym52 ,i h (t5 diff]$ f myself4 ,i %all n claim ! complet5ess ( ?is silly creature we discuss4 ,i %all n answ] 8 boa/s ) boa/s2 b ) bl[s4 ,my front-door is beat5 9 & brok5 d[n sudd5ly4 ,i see no?+ outside1 except a sort ( smil+1 /raw-hair$ comm]cial travell] ) a notebook op51 :o says1 ,excuse me1 ,i am a faultless be+1 ,i h p]suad$ ,pol&2 ,i c c\nt on my respectful ,allies 9 ,alsace4 ,i am simply lov$ 9 ,lorra9e4 ,quae reggio 9 t]ris 444 ,:at place is !re on e>? 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"n ( ,prussia is n ! signal = hopeful pray]s & joyful dances8 ,i am t ,g]man :o has civilis$ ,belgium2 & delicately trimm$ ! fronti]s ( ,d5m>k4 ,& ,i may tell y1 ) ! fulness ( conviction1 t ,i h nev] fail$1 & %all nev] fail 9 any?+4 ,p]mit me1 !re=e1 to bless y\r h\se by ! passage ( my beautiful boots2 t ,i may burgle ! h\se next door4 ,& !n some?+ ,european t is pr\d] ?an pride w rise up 9 me2 & ,i %all answ]3-- ,i am t ,engli%man :o has tortur$ ,irel&1 :o has be5 tortur$ by ,s\? ,africa2 :o kn[s all 8 mi/akes1 :o is heavy ) all 8 s9s4 ,& he tells y1 ,faultless ,be+1 ) a tru? z deep z 8 own guilt1 & z dea?less z 8 own remembrance1 t y %all n pass ?is way4