Author : Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484511919
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (119 download)
Book Synopsis Napoleon and the Marshals of the Empire, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) by : Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Download or read book Napoleon and the Marshals of the Empire, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Rufus Wilmot Griswold and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Napoleon and the Marshals of the Empire, Vol. 1 The view which a commercial and industrial age takes of war is, perhaps, as far removed from perma nent truth, as that which a military society entertains respecting trade and mechanics. To one who gets beyond the feelings and theories of a particular age and country, and looks upon the history of the world, from an abstract and positive point of view, war must present itself as one of the great and regular agents of providential operation, and one of the established and permanent conditions of human society. Upon this subject, we must keep the distinction which the Author of all truth has taught us to make, between the qualities of his conduct, by whom events come, and the character of those events, as appointed and indis pensable parts of God's benignant providence to men. The same act may be a crime in him who does it, and a blessing to all who partake of it: the same occur rence may be a millstone upon the conscience of its author, and a life-giving source of goodness, and strength, and happiness, to all who come within its influences. The wickedness of him by whom war comes, is no stain upon the glory of the war when it has come, nor upon the virtues of those who are com. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
