War and Peace, Vol. 3 of 3: A Novel (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from War and Peace, Vol. 3 of 3: A NovelBut whenever there have been wars, there have been great military leaders; whenever there have been revolutions in states, there have been great men,' says history. Whenever there have been great military leaders there have, indeed, been wars,' replies the human reason; but that does not prove that the generals were the cause of the wars, and that the factors leading to warfare can he found in the personal activity of one man.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.