久久文学

Text A The Moral Equivalent of War(第2页)

天才一秒记住【久久文学】地址:https://www.jjwxx.com

wasfoural,toowntheirlordship.Thee,andholdadebatewhichThucydides6givesinfull,andwhich,forsweetreasonablenessofform,wouldhavesatisfiedMatthewArnold7.“Thepowerfulexactwhatthey,”

saidtheAthenians,“awhattheymust.”

Whehatsoohaheyealtothegods,theAtheniansreply:“Ofthegodswebelieveandofmehat,byalawoftheirnature,wherevertheyruletheywill.Thislawwasnotmadebyus,ahefirsttohaveait;wedidbuti,ahatyouandallmankind,ifyouwereasstrongasweare,woulddoaswedo.Sods;wehavetoldyouwhyweexpedashighintheirgoodopinionasyou.”

Well,theMeleansstillrefused,aowheAthenians,”

Thucydidesquietlysays,“thereuponputtodeathallwhowereeandmadeslavesofthewomenaheheislahitherfivehulersoftheirown.”

[6]Alexander’scareerureahingbutanyofpoluicbythecharacterofthehero.Thereri,ahediedhisgeneralsaaeahecrueltyofthosetimesisincredible.WhenRomefinallyqueredGreece,PaulusAemilius8wastoldbytheRomaorewardhissoldiersfortheirtoilby“giviheoldkiheysatydcarriedoffahundredandfiftythousandinhabitantsasslaves.HowmanytheykilledIknownot;butiheykilledallthesenators,fivehundredandfiftyius10was“theRomanofthemall”

,buttoreanimatehissoldiersontheeveofPhilippi11hesimilarlypromisestogivethemthecitiesofSpartaandThessalonica12te,iftheywi.

[7]Suchwasthegoryraioess.Weihee;andformostofthecapathatthehumanraceisfullofwehavetothankthiscruelhistory.Deadmeales,andiftherewereahertypethanthistheyhaveleftnosurvivors.Ouraorshavebredpugnatoourboneandmarrow,andthousandsofyearsofpea’tbreeditoutofus.Thepinationfairlyfatteofublioncereachafightingpitorulerwithstandit.IntheBoverhbluff,butthey’tstaythere;themilitarytensionwastoomu.In1898ourpeoplehadreadthewordWARihreeincheshighforthreemonthsineveryhepliantpolitiley14aybytheireagerness,andoursqualidaiy.

[8]Atthepresentday,civilizedopinionisaentalmixture.ThemilitaryinstindidealsareasstroaretedbyreflectivecriticismswhichsorelycurbtheirafreedoIersareshowiialsideofmilitaryservice.Purelootandmasteryseemnolongermorallyallowablemotives,abefoundfthemsolelytotheenemy.Englandandwe,ourarmyandnavyauthoritiesrepeatwithoutg,aresolelyfor“peace”

.GermanyandJapanitiswhoarebentonlootandglory.“Peamilitarymouthstodayisasynonymfor“ected”

.Thewordhasbeeapureprovodwishingpeacerelyshouldallowitevertobeprintedinaneer.Everyup-to-datediaryshouldsaythat“pead“war”

meahing,nowinposse,nowinactu15.Itmayevenreasohattheintenselysharppetitivepreparationforwarbythenationsistherealerma,ung;andthatthebattlesareonlyasortofpublicverifiasterygaineddurierval.

[9]Itisplainthatonthissubjectcivilizedmanhasdevelopedasortofdoublepersonality.Ifeannatioeiofahemwouldseemtojustifythetremeionsassitwouldnecessarilyentail.Itwouldseemthatonsenseandreasonoughttofindawaytreementineveryfliestis.Imyselfthinkitourbouobelieveinsuationalrationalityaspossible.But,asthingsstand,Iseehowdesperatelyharditistthepeace-partyaytogether,ahedifficultyisduetodefitheprogramofpacificismwhichsetthemilitaristimaginatily,aentjustifiably,againstit.Inthewholedisbothsidesareonimagiimentalground.Itisbutoopiaagainstanother,ahingonesaysmustbeabstradhypothetical.Subjecttothiscritid,Iwilltrytocharaabstractstrokestheoppositeimaginativefordpointoutwhattomyownveryfalliblemihebestutopiahemlineof.

[10]Inmyremarks,pacifi,Iwillrefusetospeakofthebestialsideime(alreadydoobymanywriters)ahehigheraspeilitaristit.Patriotismhiable;nordoesawaristheromaory.Butiiohesoulofeverypatriotism,andthepossibilityofviolehesoulofallromaarilypatriotiindedeveryeciallytheprofessionalmilitaryclass,refusetoadmitforamomentthatwarmaybeatransitoryphenomenoniioionofasheep’sparadiselikethatrevolts,theysay,inatioheeepsoflife?Ifwarhadeverstopped,weshouldhavetorei,ooredeemlifefromflatdegeion.

[11]Reflectiveapologistsforresentdayalltakeitreligiously.Itisasortofsat.Itsprofitsaretothevanquishedaswellastothevidquiteapartfromaionofprofit,itisanabsolutegood,wearetold,foritishumashighestdynamic.Its“horrors”

areacheappricetopayforrestheoivesupposed,ofaworldofdteachers,ofco-edudzoophily,of“er’sleagues”

and“associatedcharities”

,ofindustrialismunlimited,andfeminismunabashed.Nosohardness,novaloranymore!Fieuponsuchacattleyardofapla!

[12]Sofarasthetralessehisfeelinggoes,hymiseemstome,helptosomedegreepartakingofit.Militarismisthegreatpreserverofouridealsofhardihood,andhumahnouseforhardihoodwouldbeptible.Withoutrisksorprizesforthedarer,historywouldbeinsipidihereisatypeofmilitarycharacterwhiefeelsthattheraceshouldobreed,foreveryooitssuperiority.Thedutyisionmankind,ofkeepingmilitarycharastock—ifkeepiforuse,thehemselvesandaspurepiecesofperfe,—sothatRoosevelt’sweaklingsandmollyaynotendbymakihingelsedisappearfromthefaature.

[13]Thisnaturalsortoffeelingforms,Ithink,theisouls.tionkaristauthorstakeahighlymysticalviewoftheirsubjedregardwarasabioliecessity,untrolledbyordinarypsychologicalotives.Wheimeofdevelopmehewarmuste,reasonornoreasoifispleadedareinvariablyfictitious.Waris,inshort,apermahumanobligation.GeneralHomerLea16,iheValshimselfsquarelyonthisground.Readinessforwarisforhimtheesseionality,andabilityinitthesuprememeasureofthehealthofnations.

[14]Nations,GeneralLeasays,areionecessarilyexpandorshrink,agtotheirvitalityordecrepitude.Japannowisg;aalflawiisimpossiblethatherstatesmenshouldnotloered,withextraht,uponavastpoliquest—thegameinwhichthefirstmovesithdRussiaahEngland,andofwhialobjectiveisthecaptureofthePhilippiheHawaiianIslands,Alaska,andthewholeofourCoastwestoftheSierraPasses.ThiswillgiveJapaablevoasastateabsolutelyfor,thepossessioirePacifi;andtoopposethesedeepdesignsweAmerishave,agtobutourceit,noranercialism,our,andourfeminisGeneralLeamakesamieparisoarystrengthresentcouldopposetthofJapan,andcludesthattheislands,Alaska,on,andSouthernia,wouldfallalmostwithoutresistaSanFranustsurrenderinafhttoaJapahatinthreeorfourmonthsthewarwouldbeover,andourrepubliabletainwhatithadheedlesslyectsuffitly,wouldthee”

,untilperhapssomeCaesarshouldarisetoweldusagainintoanation.

[15]Adismalforedeed!Yetnotimplausible,ifthementalityofJapan’sstatesmehetypeofwhichhistoryshowsussomanyexamples,andwhichisallthatGeneralLeaseemsabletoimagihereishinkthatwomengerbethemothersofNapoleonicorAlexandriancharadiftheseeinJapanandfiunity,justsuchsurprisesas“theValsmaylurkinambushfnoraillareoftheirecessesofJapay,wemaybefoolhardytardsuchpossibilities.

[16]Othermilitaristsaremoreplexandmoremoralintheirsiderations.The“PhilosophiedesKrieges”

,byS.R.Steiz17isagoodexample.War,agtothisauthor,isautedbyGod,whoweighsthenationsinitsbalaheessentialformoftheState,andtheonlyfunwhichpeoplesemployalltheirpowersatonvergently.Novictoryispossiblesaveastheresultantofatotalityofvirtues,forwhieviceorweakrespoy,ess,tena,ce,eduventiveness,ey,hysicalhealthandvigor—thereisn’tamoraloriualpoihatdoesn’ttell,whenGodholdshisassizesandhurlsthepeoplesupoher.DieWeltgeschichteistdasWeltgericht(“Theunfoldingofhistoryistheunfoldinght.”

);azdoesinthelongrundluypartinapptheissues.

[17]Thevirtuesthatprevail,itmustbeuesanyhow,superioritiesthatpeacefulaswellasinmilitarypetitiorainonthem,beingiehelattercase,makeswarinfinitelymasatrial.Noordealisparabletoitswinnowing.Itsdreadhammeristhewelderofmenies,ainsuchstateselydevelopitscapacity.Theoiveis“degeion”

.

[18]Dr.Steizisatiousthinker,andhisbook,shortasitis,takesmutoat.Itsupshot,itseemstome,besummedupinSimonPatten18’swords,thatmankindwasnursedinpaihatthetransitiontoa“pleasure-eaybefataltoabeingwieldingnopowersofdefeitsdegeiveinfluences.Ifwespeakofthefearofemanthefear-regime,weputthewholesituationintoasinglephrase;fearregardingourselvesnowtakingtheplaceoftheaheenemy.

[19]TurnthefearoverasIwillinmymind,itallseemstoleadbacktotwouheimaginatioidtheothermoral:utoeureinwhicharmy-life,withitsmasofcharm,shallbeforeverimpossible,andinwhichthedestiniesofpeoplesshallnevermorebedecidedquickly,thrillingly,andtragically,byforlygraduallyandinsipidlyby“evolution”

;and,sewillioseethesupremetheatreofhumanstrenuoushesplendidmilitaryaptitudesofmeokeepalwaysienevershowthemselvesina.Theseiunwillingnesses,haidethisisteseemstome,tobelisteoaed.Omeetthemeffectivelybymeresistenensivenessandhorror.Thehorrormakesthethrill;ahequestioheextremestaofhumaalkofexpensesoundsignominious.Theweaknessofsativecriticismisevident—pacificismmakessfromthemilitaryparty.Themilitarypartydehebestialitynorthehorror,northeexpeonlysaysthatthesethihalfthestory.Itonlysaysthatwarisworththem;that,takinghumannatureasawhole,itswarsareitsbestproteagainstitsweakerandmorecowardlyself,andthatmankindotaffordtoadoptapeay.

[20]Pacificistsoughttoentermoredeeplyiidethitofviewoftheiroppohatfirstinanytroversy,saysJ.J.,the,andyouroppowillfollow.Solongasanti-militaristsproposenosubstituteforwar’sdisaryfunoralequivalentous,asosay,tothemeicalequivale,soloorealizethefullihesituation.Andasaruletheydofail.Theduties,penalties,andsanspitheutopiastheypaiooweakaouchthemilitary-mioy’spacificismistheoothisrule,foritisprofouicasregardsallthisworld’svalues,ahefearoftheLordfurnishthemoralspurprovidedelsewherebythefearoftheeoursocialisticpeace-advocatesallbelieveabsolutelyinthisworld’svalues;ahefearoftheLordaheeheoheyrewithisthefearofpovertyifohiservadesallthesocialisticliteraturewithwhichIamated.EveninLowesDi19’sexquisitedialogue,highwagesandshorthoursaretheonlyforvokedfman’sdistasteforrepulsivekindsoflabor.Mealargestillliveastheyalwayshavelived,underapain-and-fearey—forthoseofuswholiveinanease-eyarebutanislaormyodthehereofpresent-dayutopiaastesmawkishanddisheoplewhostillkeepasenseforlife’smorebitterflavgests,intruth,ubiquitousiy.

[21]Iyisalwayswithus,andmercilesssofitisthekey-hemilitarytemper.“Dogs,wouldyouliveforever?”

shoutedFredericktheGreat20.“Yes,”

sayourutopiausliveforever,andraiseradually.”

Thebestthingaboutour“iodayisthattheyareastoughasnails,andphysidmorallyalmostasiopianismwouldseethemsoftandsqueamish,whilemilitarismwouldkeeptheiress,buttraoameritoriouscharacteristieededby“theservidredeemedbythatfromthesuspiferiority.AllthequalitiesofamaywhehattheserviceofthecollectivitythatowheIfproudofthecollectivity,hisownpriderisesinproportion.yislikeanarmyfsuchpride;butithastobefessedthattheowhichtheimageofpaopolitanindustrialismiscapableihybreastsisshameattheideaofbelongingtosuchacollectivity.ItisobviousthattheUesofAmericaastheyexisttodayimpressamindlikeGeneralLea’sassomublubber.Whereisthesharpnessaousforlife,whetherone’sownoranother’s?Whereisthesavage“yes”

and“ionalduty?Whereisthes?Whereistheblood-tax?Whereisanythingthatonefeelshonoredbybelongingto?

本章未完,请点击下一章继续阅读!若浏览器显示没有新章节了,请尝试点击右上角↗️或右下角↘️的菜单,退出阅读模式即可,谢谢!

如遇章节错误,请点击报错(无需登陆)

新书推荐

超神宠兽店穿成孩子妈,奋斗成赢家碧落天刀麻衣神算子随身带个狩猎空间黄金遁初唐峥嵘开局一条猴,然后它杀疯了我可以兑换悟性今天也没变成玩偶呢靖天下全球高武:开局签到百倍奖励老祖宗她是真的狂快穿之反派又被宿主拐跑了开天录白袍总管至尊箭神神算小奶团驾到斗罗大陆V重生唐三深渊主宰步步生莲有妖气客栈灵剑尊青珂浮屠逍遥小捕快