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"But the prince is not speaking of help," said Levin, co to

the assistance of his father-in-law, "but of war The prince

says that private persons cannot take part in ithout the

perovern us!" said

Dolly, waving away a wasp

"But that's not a bee, it's a wasp," said Levin

"Well noell, what's your own theory?" Katavasov said to Levin

with a s hiht to do so?"

"Oh, my theory's this: war is on one side such a beastly, cruel,

and awful thing, that no one man, not to speak of a Christian,

can individually take upon hi wars; that can only be done by a government, which is

called upon to do this, and is driven inevitably into war On

the other hand, both political science and common sense teach us

that in matters of state, and especially in the o their personal individual will"