ABSTRACT
WithmyreturnfromChinainSeptember1921,mylifeenteredupon alessdramaticphase,withanewemotionalcentre.Fromadolescence untilthecompletionofPrincipiaMathematica,myfundamentalpreoccupationhadbeenintellectual.Iwantedtounderstandandtomake othersunderstand;alsoIwishedtoraiseamonumentbywhichI mightberemembered,andonaccountofwhichImightfeelthatIhad notlivedinvain.FromtheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWaruntilmy returnfromChina,socialquestionsoccupiedthecentreofmy emotions:theWarandSovietRussiaalikegavemeasenseoftn\gedy, andIhadhopesthatmankindmightlearntoliveinsomelesspainful way.Itriedtodiscoversomesecretofwisdom,andtoproclaimitwith suchpersuasivenessthattheworldshouldlistenandagree.But, gradually,theardourcooledandthehopegrewless;Ididnotchange myviewsastohowmenshouldlive,butIheldthemwithlessof propheticardourandwithlessexpectationofsuccessinmycampaigns.
