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“On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.”
“This is our world, and we must make the best of it.”
“The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations.”
“He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.”
“Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.”
“One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the nations of the world.”
“The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual nation was inextricably bound up with the prosperity of the whole community of nations.”
“It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be done to banish the fear of war that hangs so heavily over the world.”
“To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.”
“The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization.”
“It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system.”
“The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?”