The document discusses the 100 year anniversary of the start of World War 1 in 2014 and some lessons that can be learned from its outcome. It notes that the war led to the collapse of three empires - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia. The emperors were naive to spend so much money to enter the war without realizing it would lead to their downfall. The document suggests being an average prophet is better than a famous emperor and fighting for an emperor's blind vision is extremely foolish, as shown by past leaders like Napoleon. It also mentions how geniuses like Mozart and Nietzsche unsuccessfully warned their emperors that they would be destroyed.