Excerpt from An Economic Interpretation of the War But if, amid the actual clash of arms, it is impossible for any of the belligerents to see the situation in its true light, is there any excuse for us, as neutrals and would-be philosophers, to content ourselves with the explanations. That are born of mutual prejudice? Is it not rather incumbent upon us to realize that there are deeper world forces at work which are respon sible for the present titanic conflict; and if so, is it not somewhat hasty to endeavor to appor tion praise or blame for what is the result of world forces? 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.