But the war also revealed his obsessive need for personal power, as well as his faith that words would obtain it. In 1915, he lectured jointly with bertrand Russell, denouncing the war and proclaiming the need for revolution.

• 然而,战争也使他流露出需求个人权力的迫切心情,而他深信通过言论便可获致。于是,在1915年他与罗素联合发表演学说痛斥战争,宣称需要进行革命。