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Wolzogen could have told this to Napoleon again when he stood at the gates of Moscow with his remnant of 90,000 troops, but Napoleon would not have seen the logic for his defeat and would not have surrendered. Napoleon was a brilliant man is some respects, but he was brilliantly insane, and he was leading the insane. He had lost close to 500,000 men during the march to Moscow (including reinforcements). Still, he was still hoping to succeed.
The important factor for his defeat was the result of Schiller's leadership. Although Schiller had been dead at the time (Schiller had been assassinated some time before) his spirit of humanity was still very much alive in the hearts of many. It had shaped their own leadership. Of course, Napoleon was not familiar with Schiller's higher point of reference, but the War Commander of Moscow evidently was, who ordered the city's evacuation so that it could be destroyed. The destruction of Moscow by Russia's own hands was crucial for defeating Napoleon. Wolzogen was leading the Russian defense, and had become a real leader in his own right. It was evidently Wolzogen who stood behind the Russian perception that physical property, even that which was the pride of the nation, was of little value compared to the lives of the people and the sovereignty of the nation. Thus, the sacrifice was readily made in order to protect that which must never be sacrificed.
The kind of response to leadership that we see here, reflected Schiller's values, even though Schiller had been dead. We must achieve the same level of leadership, and the same level of penetration. I think we can do this by bringing a still higher concept of man into the human equation that sets up a new point of reference for humanity. Here, the "son of a year" concept becomes important, which tells us that in as much a month is perceived as son of a year, so humanity can find its place as a constituent part of the infinite whole of reality, rather than being attached to it.
I believe this is what Lyndon LaRouche represents, or should represent, and the two structures that are involved with effective leadership - one to be elevated and obsoleted, and the other to be brought to light - offers a useful platform for rousing humanity to the level of thought at which LaRouche's leadership can be affective. Lyndon LaRouche is not an isolated leader. His knowledge and ideals have become the knowledge and ideals of many, whom he had uplifted out of the homogenous background of conflict oriented self-confinement. No real gap stands between his leadership and the homogenous conflict oriented thinking of humanity, therefore, there is hope for humanity. There is hope for humanity, because his pioneering discoveries and processes for discoveries are now leading the way within the consciousness of those who have replicated his discoveries and made them their own discoveries, rather than being ruled through authoritative dictates. Through LaRouche's kind of leadership the collapsing world-financial system can be replaced before it disintegrates, if society reflects his leadership sufficiently through its own internal thought processes. In this case humanity will not go down with the sinking Titanic, because it will not allow itself to do so.
If this kind of leadership transparency cannot be established universally, God help humanity, for then its lot is as hopeless as Napoleon's was when he held out for a month in that burnt city of Moscow that had become a hell hole of stinking ashes, senseless looting, murder, and massive drunkenness. When Napoleon finally ordered the army to move out, soldiers could be seen carrying useless loot in great quantities. They loaded up the few horses that were still alive, with furniture and jewelry, none of which had any value to them on their return treks through the icy dessert of Russia in winter. Napoleon was insane, leading the insane. The insanity was so great that 70,000 men were lost to the cold of the winter, and to other causes, during the first 150 miles of their march back home. This march took nearly two weeks.
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