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Above the Battle

Romain Rolland

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. . .It is the monster of a hundred heads, the monster named Imperialism, the will to pride and domination, which seeks to absorb all, or subdue all, or break all, and will suffer no greatness except itself. For the Western nations Prussian imperialism is the most dangerous. Its hand uplifted in menace against Europe has forced us to join in arms against this outcome of a military and feudal caste, which is the curse not only of the rest of the world but also of Germany itself, whose thought it has subtly poisoned. We must destroy this first: but not this alone; the Russian autocracy too will have its turn. Every nation to a greater or less extent has an imperialism of its own, and whether it be military, financial, feudal, republican, social, or intellectual, it is always the octopus sucking the best blood of Europe. Let{51} the free men of all the countries of Europe when this war is over take up again the motto of Voltaire: "Ecrasons l'inf. . . Read More

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Escritos que expresan el horror y la desazón de un escritor, un erudito...un HOMBRE ...ante la barbaridad de la guerra. Que busca no alentar los odios, sino buscar las semejanzas entre pueblos y evitar el sufrimiento. Muestra la diferencia entre lo que manifiestan los gobiernos y lo que las gentes d

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Un manifeste pacifiste qui pointe du doigt ceux qui étaient incapables de prendre du recul sur les atrocités de la guerre. Absolument génial, puisque Romain Rolland s’exprimait au moment du conflit, pas à posteriori ...more

For such an obscure book, this was a pleasurable read. You may approach this set of short essays as an illuminating primary source for the Great War or as an impassioned antiwar treatise; either way, Rolland’s humanity and his rhetorical craftsmanship are on display on every page. His Nobel Prize, a