The leaders and the multitude hold no such view; either they see in war a direct and tangible profit, or they are driven to it, with heads down, by the brute that is in them.

领导者和群众不持有这样的观点。他们要么在战争中看到直接和有形的利益，要么被他们内心的野兽驱使低着头去打仗。